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English Dictionary: Maidenhead by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
maidenhead
n
  1. a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin
    Synonym(s): hymen, maidenhead, virginal membrane
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Maidenhead \Maid"en*head\, n. [See {Maidenhood}.]
      1. The state of being a maiden; maidenhood; virginity.
            --Shak.
  
      2. The state of being unused or uncontaminated; freshness;
            purity. [Obs.]
  
                     The maidenhead of their credit.         --Sir H.
                                                                              Wotton.
  
      3. The hymen, or virginal membrane.
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