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Maidenhead   Listen
noun
Maidenhead  n.  
1.
The state of being a maiden; maidenhood; virginity.
2.
The state of being unused or uncontaminated; freshness; purity. (Obs.) "The maidenhead of their credit."
3.
The hymen, or virginal membrane.





Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48


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"Maidenhead" Quotes from Famous Books



... Haddon Chambers who first took Frohman to Marlow. It came about in a natural way, because Maidenhead, which is a very popular resort in England (much frequented by theatrical people) is only a short distance away. One day Chambers, who was with Frohman at Maidenhead, said, "There is a lovely, quiet village called Marlow not ...
— Charles Frohman: Manager and Man • Isaac Frederick Marcosson and Daniel Frohman
... straw. If she couldn't shelve him, a day in the country, in the open air, would be less dangerous than one in London. And perhaps in the end she might shelve him. At any rate, she could temporize. "I've never been at Maidenhead." ...
— The Letter of the Contract • Basil King


Words linked to "Maidenhead" :   hymen, mucosa, mucous membrane, vagina, virginal membrane


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