maidhood
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of maidhood
before 900; Middle English; Old English mægthhade, equivalent to mægth ( maiden ) + -hade -hood
Example Sentences
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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.
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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.
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Cæsario, by the Roses of the spring, By maidhood, honour, truth, and everything, I love thee so.
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So much for resorting to marriage for deliverance from poverty or old maidhood.
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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.'
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