maidenhead

[ meyd-n-hed ]

/ ˈmeɪd nˌhɛd /

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noun

the hymen.

maidenhood; virginity.

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Origin of maidenhead

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

Words nearby maidenhead

maidenhair, maidenhair fern, maidenhair spleenwort, maidenhair-tree, maidenhair-vine, maidenhead, maidenhood, maidenly, maiden name, maiden over, maiden pink

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How to use maidenhead in a sentence

He continued at Maidenhead till his health was thoroughly re-established, and then he returned to London.
The Sheepfold and the Common, Vol. II (of 2)|Timothy East
She has gone to stay away from me for the first time in her life; she is at Mrs. Feversham's, at Maidenhead, for the night.
The Arbiter|Lady F. E. E. Bell
We shall ha guests to day, I lay my little maidenhead; my nose itches so.
The Mermaid Series. Edited by H. Ellis. The best plays of the old dramatists. Thomas Dekker. Edited, with an introduction and notes by Ernest Rhys.|Thomas Dekker
Come, my hearts, let's make all things ready for the execution; here's a maidenhead must be cut off without a feather-bed.
A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10 (of 15)|Various

Maidenhead, or Maidenhithe, is now almost the central point of those pleasure-lovers who frequent the Thames.
Rivers of Great Britain. The Thames, from Source to Sea.|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for maidenhead (1 of 2)

maidenhead

/ (ˈmeɪdənˌhɛd) /

noun

a nontechnical word for the hymen

virginity; maidenhood

Word Origin for maidenhead

C13: from maiden + -hed, variant of -hood

British Dictionary definitions for maidenhead (2 of 2)

Maidenhead

/ (ˈmeɪdənˌhɛd) /

noun

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for maidenhead

maidenhead

[ mād′n-hĕd′ ]

The condition or quality of being a maiden; virginity.

The hymen.