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Maiden

see synonyms of maiden

Noun

1. maid, maiden

an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)

2. maiden, maiden over

(cricket) an over in which no runs are scored

Adjective

3. first, inaugural, initiative, initiatory, maiden

serving to set in motion

Example Sentences:
'the magazine's inaugural issue'
'the initiative phase in the negotiations'
'an initiatory step toward a treaty'
'his first (or maiden) speech in Congress'
'the liner's maiden voyage'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Maiden

see synonyms of maiden
noun
1. archaic or literary
a. 
a young unmarried girl, esp when a virgin
b. 
(as modifier)
a maiden blush
2. horse racing
a. 
a horse that has never won a race
b. 
(as modifier)
a maiden race
3. cricket maiden over
4. Also called: clothes maiden Northern England dialect
a frame on which clothes are hung to dry; clothes horse
5. (modifier)
of or relating to an older unmarried woman
a maiden aunt
6. (modifier)
of or involving an initial experience or attempt
a maiden voyage
maiden speech
7. (modifier)
(of a person or thing) untried; unused
8. (modifier)
(of a place) never trodden, penetrated, or captured

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Maiden

see synonyms of maiden
noun
1.  Rare
a. 
a girl or young unmarried woman
b. 
a virgin
2. 
a race horse that has never won a race
3.  [M-]
a device like the guillotine, formerly used in Scotland for beheading criminals
4.  Cricket
an over in which no runs are scored
: in full, maiden over
adjective
5. 
of, characteristic of, or suitable for a maiden
6. 
a. 
unmarried
b. 
virgin
now used only of older women
7. 
inexperienced; untried; unused; new; fresh
8. 
first or earliest
a maiden speech, a maiden voyage
9. 
a. 
never having won a race
a maiden horse
b. 
for such horses
a maiden race

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Maiden

see synonyms of maiden
n.
1. Archaic
a. An unmarried girl or woman.
b. A woman or girl who is a virgin.
2. A machine resembling the guillotine, used in Scotland in the 1500s and 1600s to behead criminals.
3. Sports
a. A racehorse that has never won a race.
b. See maiden over.
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or befitting a maiden.
2. Being an unmarried girl or woman: a maiden aunt.
3. Being a racehorse that has never won a race.
4. First or earliest: a maiden voyage; a maiden speech in the Senate.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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