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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Maiden \Maid"en\ (m[=a]d"'n), n. [OE. maiden, meiden, AS. maegden, dim. of AS. maeg[eth], fr. mago son, servant; akin to G. magd, m[aum]dchen, maid, OHG. magad, Icel. m["o]gr son, Goth. magus boy, child, magaps virgin, and perh. to Zend. magu youth. Cf. {Maid} a virgin.] 1. An unmarried woman; a girl or woman who has not experienced sexual intercourse; a virgin; a maid. [1913 Webster] She employed the residue of her life to repairing of highways, building of bridges, and endowing of maidens. --Carew. [1913 Webster] A maiden of our century, yet most meek. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 2. A female servant. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 3. An instrument resembling the guillotine, formerly used in Scotland for beheading criminals. --Wharton. [1913 Webster] 4. A machine for washing linen. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Maiden \Maid"en\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to a maiden, or to maidens; suitable to, or characteristic of, a virgin; as, maiden innocence. "Amid the maiden throng." --Addison. [1913 Webster] Have you no modesty, no maiden shame ? --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Never having been married; not having had sexual intercourse; virgin; -- said usually of the woman, but sometimes of the man; as, a maiden aunt. "A surprising old maiden lady." --Thackeray. [1913 Webster] 3. Fresh; innocent; unpolluted; pure; hitherto unused. "Maiden flowers." --Shak. [1913 Webster] Full bravely hast thou fleshed Thy maiden sword. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. Used of a fortress, signifying that it has never been captured, or violated. -- T. Warton. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] {Maiden assize} (Eng. Law), an assize which there is no criminal prosecution; an assize which is unpolluted with blood. It was usual, at such an assize, for the sheriff to present the judge with a pair of white gloves. --Smart. {Maiden name}, the surname of a woman before her marriage. {Maiden pink}. (Bot.) See under {Pink}. {Maiden plum} (Bot.), a West Indian tree ({Comocladia integrifolia}) with purplish drupes. The sap of the tree is glutinous, and gives a persistent black stain. {Maiden speech}, the first speech made by a person, esp. by a new member in a public body. {Maiden tower}, the tower most capable of resisting an enemy. {maiden voyage} the first regular service voyage of a ship. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Maiden \Maid"en\, v. t. To act coyly like a maiden; -- with it as an indefinite object. [1913 Webster] For had I maiden'd it, as many use. Loath for to grant, but loather to refuse. --Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] {Maiden grass}, the smaller quaking grass. {Maiden tree}. See {Ginkgo}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: maiden adj 1: serving to set in motion; "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" [syn: {inaugural}, {initiative}, {initiatory}, {first}, {maiden}] n 1: an unmarried girl (especially a virgin) [syn: {maid}, {maiden}] 2: (cricket) an over in which no runs are scored [syn: {maiden over}, {maiden}]