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maiden

1. maid.en \'ma-d-*n\ n [ME, fr. OE mgden, m-den, dim. of 
   makin to OHG magad maiden, OIr mug serf, macc son 1: an 
   unmarried girl or woman : MAID  2: a former Scottish beheading device 
   resembling the guillotine  3: a horse that has never won a race 
2. maiden aj 1a1: UNMARRIED {~ aunt}  1a2: VIRGIN  of a female animal  1b1: 
   never yet mated  1b2: never having borne young  2: of, relating to, or 
   befitting a maiden  3: FIRST, EARLIEST {~ voyage}  4: INTACT, FRESH