maidenhood

[ meyd-n-hood ]

/ ˈmeɪd nˌhʊd /

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noun

the state or time of being a maiden or virgin.

Also called maidhood.

Origin of maidenhood

before 900; Middle English; Old English mægdenhād.See maiden, -hood

Words nearby maidenhood

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

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Example sentences from the Web for maidenhood

One last struggle for her maidenhood, and she yields herself.
Richard Wagner His Life and His Dramas|W. J. Henderson
All this is made by hand, and the choicest years of maidenhood are occupied in preparing the clothes for the wedding-day.
Across China on Foot|Edwin Dingle
The speedy transformation of Daphne has been attributed to this goddess, the champion of maidenhood.
The Classic Myths in English Literature and in Art (2nd ed.) (1911)|Charles Mills Gayley
It is etiquette for a bride to bewail the approaching loss of her maidenhood.
The Power of Darkness|Leo Tolstoy

Neither the dignity of age nor the sweetness of maidenhood nor the innocence of youth nor the sanctity of profession had availed.
And Thus He Came|Cyrus Townsend Brady

British Dictionary definitions for maidenhood

maidenhood

/ (ˈmeɪdənˌhʊd) /

noun

the time during which a woman is a maiden or a virgin

the condition of being a maiden or virgin

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单词	maidenhood
释义	maidenhood [ meyd-n-hood ] / ˈmeɪd nˌhʊd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR maidenhood ON THESAURUS.COM noun the state or time of being a maiden or virgin. Also called maidhood. Origin of maidenhood before 900; Middle English; Old English mægdenhād.See maiden, -hood Words nearby maidenhood maidenhair fern, maidenhair spleenwort, maidenhair-tree, maidenhair-vine, maidenhead, maidenhood, maidenly, maiden name, maiden over, maiden pink, maiden speech Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for maidenhood One last struggle for her maidenhood, and she yields herself. Richard Wagner His Life and His Dramas\|W. J. Henderson All this is made by hand, and the choicest years of maidenhood are occupied in preparing the clothes for the wedding-day. Across China on Foot\|Edwin Dingle The speedy transformation of Daphne has been attributed to this goddess, the champion of maidenhood. The Classic Myths in English Literature and in Art (2nd ed.) (1911)\|Charles Mills Gayley It is etiquette for a bride to bewail the approaching loss of her maidenhood. The Power of Darkness\|Leo Tolstoy Neither the dignity of age nor the sweetness of maidenhood nor the innocence of youth nor the sanctity of profession had availed. And Thus He Came\|Cyrus Townsend Brady British Dictionary definitions for maidenhood maidenhood / (ˈmeɪdənˌhʊd) / noun the time during which a woman is a maiden or a virgin the condition of being a maiden or virgin 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 Words related to maidenhood purity, chastity, cleanness, continence, restraint, abstinence, virtue, innocence, integrity, honor, sinlessness, chasteness, spotlessness, virginity, abstention, singleness, frigidity, impotence, immaculacy
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maidenhood

noun

Origin of maidenhood

Words nearby maidenhood

Example sentences from the Web for maidenhood

British Dictionary definitions for maidenhood

noun

Words related to maidenhood