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English Dictionary: maidenly by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
maidenly
adj
  1. befitting or characteristic of a maiden; "a maidenly blush"
    Synonym(s): maidenlike, maidenly
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Maidenly \Maid"en*ly\, a.
      Like a maid; suiting a maid; maiden-like; gentle, modest,
      reserved.
  
               Must you be blushing ? . . . What a maidenly
               man-at-arms are you become !                  --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Maidenly \Maid"en*ly\, adv.
      In a maidenlike manner. [bd]Maidenly demure.[b8] --Skelton.
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