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[syn: hymen, maidenhead, virginal membrane]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Maidenhead \Maid"en*head\, n. [See Maidenhood.]
1. The state of being a maiden; maidenhood; virginity.
--Shak.
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2. The state of being unused or uncontaminated; freshness;
purity. [Obs.]
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The maidenhead of their credit. --Sir H.
Wotton.
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3. The hymen, or virginal membrane.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
maidenhead
n 1: a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the
vagina of a virgin [syn: hymen, maidenhead, virginal
membrane]