MA'IDEN, noun 1. An unmarried woman, or a young unmarried woman; a virgin. 2. A female servant. 3. It is used in composition, to express the feminine gender, as in maid-servant. MA'IDEN, noun A maid; also, an instrument for beheading criminals, and another for washing linen. MA'IDEN, adjective Pertaining to a young woman or virgin; as maiden charms. 1. Consisting of young women or virgins. Amid the maiden throng. 2. Fresh; new; unused. He fleshed his maiden sword. MA'IDEN, verb intransitive To speak and act demurely or modestly.
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