maidhood
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of maidhood
before 900; Middle English; Old English mægthhade, equivalent to mægth ( see maiden) + -hade -hood
Example Sentences
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Cæsario, by the Roses of the spring, By maidhood, honour, truth, and everything, I love thee so.
From The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare by Henry Nicholson Ellacombe
Cesario, by the roses of the spring, By maidhood, honour, truth, and every thing, I love thee so, that, maugre all thy pride, Nor wit nor reason can my passion hide.
From Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
And Mother's far too well-bred to take me about husband hunting, even if she were able to afford it—No, no, I shall simply subside gracefully into old maidhood, as so many of us do nowadays.
From Why Joan? by Eleanor Mercein Kelly
Give me a mate that never heard of these, A sylvan god, tree born in heart and sap; Or else, eternal maidhood be my hap.
From The Admirable Bashville or, Constancy Unrewarded by Bernard Shaw
Cesario, by the roses of the spring, by maidhood, honour, and by truth, I love you so, that, in spite of your pride, I have neither wit nor reason to conceal my passion.'
From Tales from Shakespeare by Mary Lamb
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