maiden

  • 11maiden — index incipient, initial, original (initial) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 12maiden — adj 1 *unmarried, single, celibate, virgin Analogous words: *youthful, virginal, juvenile 2 *youthful, juvenile, virgin, virginal, puerile, boyish Antonyms: experienced …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 13maiden — [adj] earliest beginning, first, fresh, inaugural, initial, initiatory, intact, introductory, new, original, pioneer, primary, prime, unbroached, untapped, untried, unused; concepts 548,585 Ant. concluding, final, latest …

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  • 14Maiden — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. En anglais maiden ou maidens peut signifier : Une femme vierge Maiden name, le nom de jeune fille Diverses expressions où maiden implique au sens… …

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  • 15Maiden — Den Namen Maiden (engl. für Jungfrau) tragen unter anderem: Willie Maiden, ein US amerikanischer Saxophonist Joseph Maiden, ein Botaniker aus Australien Maiden ist außerdem die Kurzform für die Metalband Iron Maiden Orte in den Vereinigten… …

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  • 16maiden — {{11}}maiden (adj.) virgin, unmarried, c.1300, from MAIDEN (Cf. maiden) (n.). The figurative sense of new fresh, first (Cf. maiden voyage) is first recorded 1550s. Maiden name is from 1680s. {{12}}maiden (n.) O.E. mægden, mæden maiden, virgin,… …

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  • 17maiden — /ˈmeɪdn / (say maydn) noun 1. a maid; girl; young unmarried woman; virgin. 2. a maiden speech. 3. Cricket a maiden over. 4. → maiden horse. 5. → maiden handicap. –adjective 6. of, relating to, or befitting a girl or unmarried woman. 7. unmarried …

  • 18maiden — n. 1 a archaic or poet. a girl; a young unmarried woman. b (attrib.) unmarried (maiden aunt). 2 Cricket = maiden over. 3 (attrib.) (of a female animal) unmated. 4 (often attrib.) a a horse that has never won a race. b a race open only to such… …

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  • 19maiden — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mægden, mǣden, diminutive of mægeth; akin to Old High German magad maiden, Old Irish mug serf Date: before 12th century 1. an unmarried girl or woman ; maid 2. a former Scottish beheading device …

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  • 20maiden — maidenish, adj. maidenship, n. /mayd n/, n. 1. a girl or young unmarried woman; maid. 2. a horse that has never won a race. 3. a race open only to maiden horses. 4. an instrument resembling the guillotine, formerly used in Scotland for beheading… …

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