maidenhead

maid·en·head

 (mād′n-hĕd′)

n.

1. Archaic The condition or quality of being a maiden; virginity.

2. The hymen.

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[Middle English maidenhed : maiden, maid; see maiden + -hed, -hood.]

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maidenhead

(ˈmeɪdənˌhɛd)

n

1. (Anatomy) a nontechnical word for the hymen

2. virginity; maidenhood

[C13: from maiden + -hed, variant of -hood]

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Maidenhead

(ˈmeɪdənˌhɛd)

n

(Placename) a town in S England, in Windsor and Maidenhead unitary authority, Berkshire, on the River Thames. Pop: 58 848 (2001)

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maid•en•head

(ˈmeɪd nˌhɛd)

n.

1. hymen.

2. maidenhood; virginity.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

maidenhead - a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin virginal membrane, hymen mucosa, mucous membrane - mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exterior imperforate hymen - hymen that is completely closed so that menstrual blood cannot flow out

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Translations

hymen

imeneverginità

maidenhead

[ˈmeɪdnhed] N → virginidad f, himen m

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