Maiden — Maid en, a. 1. Of or pertaining to a maiden, or to maidens; suitable to, or characteristic of, a virgin; as, maiden innocence. Amid the maiden throng. Addison. [1913 Webster] Have you no modesty, no maiden shame ? Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Never… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
maiden — maid‧en [ˈmeɪdn] adjective [only before a noun] used to describe something that is being done for the first time: • The group could pay a maiden dividend this year. * * * maiden UK US /ˈmeɪdən/ adjective [before noun] ► TRANSPORT, FINANCE being… … Financial and business terms
maiden — [mād′ n] n. [ME < OE mægden, dim. < base of mægeth, maid, virgin, akin to Goth magaths, OHG magad < IE base * maghu , youngster, unmarried > OIr macc, son, MAC ] 1. Now Rare a) a girl or young unmarried woman b) a virgin 2. a race… … English World dictionary
Maiden — Maid en, v. t. To act coyly like a maiden; with it as an indefinite object. [1913 Webster] For had I maiden d it, as many use. Loath for to grant, but loather to refuse. Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] {Maiden grass}, the smaller quaking grass. {Maiden… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Maiden — Maid en (m[=a]d n), n. [OE. maiden, meiden, AS. m[ae]gden, dim. of AS. m[ae]g[eth], fr. mago son, servant; akin to G. magd, m[ a]dchen, maid, OHG. magad, Icel. m[ o]gr son, Goth. magus boy, child, magaps virgin, and perh. to Zend. magu youth. Cf … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Maiden — Maiden, NC U.S. town in North Carolina Population (2000): 3282 Housing Units (2000): 1258 Land area (2000): 4.733543 sq. miles (12.259819 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.036615 sq. miles (0.094832 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.770158 sq. miles… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Maiden, NC — U.S. town in North Carolina Population (2000): 3282 Housing Units (2000): 1258 Land area (2000): 4.733543 sq. miles (12.259819 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.036615 sq. miles (0.094832 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.770158 sq. miles (12.354651 sq.… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
maiden — ► NOUN 1) archaic or literary a girl or young woman. 2) archaic or literary a virgin. 3) (also maiden over) Cricket an over in which no runs are scored. ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of an older woman) unmarried. 2) … English terms dictionary
Maiden — (engl., spr. mehd n, »Jungfer«), ein Pferd, das kein öffentliches Rennen gewonnen hat … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
maiden — index incipient, initial, original (initial) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary