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• maidenhead
  maidenhead

  noun

  the hymen.
• Maidenhead
  Maidenhead

  noun

  a town in S England, in Windsor and Maidenhead unitary authority, Berkshire, on the River Thames. Pop: 58 848 (2001)

maidenhead

American  

[mayd-n-hed] / ˈmeɪd nˌhɛd /

noun

1. the hymen.

2. maidenhood; virginity.

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maidenhead ¹ British  

/ ˈmeɪdənˌhɛd /

noun

1. a nontechnical word for the hymen

2. virginity; maidenhood

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Maidenhead ² British  

/ ˈmeɪdənˌhɛd /

noun

1. a town in S England, in Windsor and Maidenhead unitary authority, Berkshire, on the River Thames. Pop: 58 848 (2001)

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Etymology

Origin of maidenhead

First recorded in 1200–50, maidenhead is from the Middle English word maidenhed. See maiden, -head

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Example Sentences

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But hey, I grew up in maidenhead, so what do I know?

From The Guardian ● Jun. 9, 2014

A rendezvous, a home to fly unto, If that the Devil and mischance look big Upon the maidenhead of our affairs.

From King Henry IV, Part 1 by William Shakespeare

What I am and what I would are as secret as maidenhead: to your ears, divinity; to any other's, profanation.

From Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare

By my troth and maidenhead, I would not be a queen.

From King Henry VIII by William Shakespeare

With true-fac'd passion Of modest maidenhead I could adorn me, And to your question make a sober cour'sey, And with close-clipp'd civility be silent; Or else say "No, forsooth," or "Ay, forsooth."

From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 7 by Various

Ashley built Frasers Group from a single Sports Direct store in Maidenhead in 1982 to a sprawling empire of dozens of brands employing 30,000 people.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Samantha Perahia, the BFC's head of production, told the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead that it supports the plan.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Kyran Smith had gone to the reception of the Maidenhead branch of the hotel chain in the early hours in December 2022 and said he was the woman's boyfriend.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Jonathan Romain, the former rabbi of Maidenhead synagogue in Berkshire, now regularly spends his Shabbat mornings standing outside it on guard duty.

From BBC ● May 2, 2026

This stretched roughly from Salt Hill, on the east, to Maidenhead Thicket, on the west.

From The Bath Road History, Fashion, & Frivolity on an Old Highway by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper

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