Maidenhair
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmeɪdənhɛː/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Maidenhair is a noun meaning (uncountable, poetic) A woman's pubic hair.
Meaning
(uncountable, poetic) A woman's pubic hair.
More Meanings
- Either of two species of genus Adiantum of fern with delicate, hair-like stalks, especially Adiantum capillus-veneris.
- (Canada, US, now regional) Either of two ericaceous plants, the creeping snowberry or the checkerberry.
Example Sentences
He fingered shreds of hair, her maidenhair, her mermaid's, into the bowl
His fingers tore at her maidenhair. Gasping, she recoiled for long enough to allow him entry.
She grabbed at her maidenhair as the garment eluded her frantic grasp and formed a puddle of cloth at her feet.
Our common Maidenhair does from a number of hard black fibres, send forth a great many blacking shining brittle stalks, hardly a span long [...].
Word Forms
- maidenhairs
- maiden-hair
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fern, maiden-hair, maiden, she-mullet, schoolmaid, damsel.
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