Definition of Maiden

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Maiden

An unmarried woman; a girl or woman who has not experienced sexual intercourse; a virgin; a maid.

A female servant.

An instrument resembling the guillotine, formerly used in Scotland for beheading criminals.

A machine for washing linen.

Of or pertaining to a maiden, or to maidens; suitable to, or characteristic of, a virgin; as, maiden innocence.

Never having been married; not having had sexual intercourse; virgin; -- said usually of the woman, but sometimes of the man; as, a maiden aunt.

Fresh; innocent; unpolluted; pure; hitherto unused.

Used of a fortress, signifying that it has never been captured, or violated.

To act coyly like a maiden; -- with it as an indefinite object.

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Maiden Quotations

Anxiety is the hand maiden of creativity.
T. S. Eliot

Riches are a good hand maiden, but a poor mistress.
Francis Bacon

King of England, and you, duke of Bedford, who call yourself regent of the kingdom of France... settle your debt to the king of Heaven; return to the Maiden, who is envoy of the king of Heaven, the keys to all the good towns you took and violated in France.
Joan of Arc

I don't have a bank account because I don't know my mother's maiden name.
Paula Poundstone

No padlocks, bolts, or bars can secure a maiden better than her own reserve.
Miguel de Cervantes

While mantling on the maiden's cheek Young roses kindled into thought.
Thomas Moore

A few of these interviews have gone slightly awry, because every now and again there has been the odd conflict of interest between interviews because of the Iron Maiden record, and I am a bit long-winded.
Bruce Dickinson

I am taking a break, but not a huge break because the Maiden record is actually happening right now, and I am recording it as we speak, well not right as we speak, but close.
Bruce Dickinson

Well, it's a nice quiet time for Iron Maiden, and I'll be releasing a new solo album next year, so this is a really good time for the managing out my solo career, which is quite well.
Bruce Dickinson

When I write with Maiden, then I write only with the guys in Maiden, we don't do songs from outside people.
Bruce Dickinson

Maiden Translations

maiden in French is virginal
maiden in Italian is vergine
maiden in Latin is virgo
maiden in Spanish is doncella

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