Maid Marian
Americannoun
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one of the characters in the old morris dance and May Day festivities; May queen.
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Robin Hood's sweetheart.
noun
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a character in morris dancing, played by a man dressed as a woman
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legend the sweetheart of Robin Hood
Example Sentences
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As Robin you have an arsenal of high-tech arrows, and you can invite three friends to the fray: metal-fisted brawler Little John, speedy assassin Maid Marian and mace-wielding healer Friar Tuck.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 26, 2023
Aging Robin Hood returns from war and finds Maid Marian in a nunnery and the sheriff of Nottingham in charge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2019
Actor and comedian who starred in BBC TV's Blackadder, Brush Strokes and the children's series Maid Marian and her Merry Men.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2018
Maid Marian is also a member of the nobility – in Prince of Thieves she is King Richard’s cousin.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 22, 2018
The outlaw threw down his bow and sat cross-legged on the ground, drawing Maid Marian to sit beside him.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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