Maidenhead
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Maidenhead is a noun meaning (literally, countable) The hymen.
Meaning
(literally, countable) The hymen.
More Meanings
- (metonymic, uncountable) Virginity.
Example Sentences
Ay, the heads of the maids, or their maidenheads; take it in what sense thou wilt.
My lord,[…]/ I brought you nothing else it may be said / But faith and nakedness and maidenhead.
The gender reversals that pervade this play continue mischievously in the man's maidenhead being the undisclosed secret.
So the reference to the plucking of the ginger flower is again an indirect allusion to the taking of the girl's maidenhead .
Word Forms
- maidenheads
Synonyms for maidenhead
Depending on context, synonyms include maidhood, maidenhood, hymen.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hymen, maid, maiding, maiden, maide, maidling.
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