Definition for MAID-EN-HOOD

MAID-EN-HOOD, n. [Sax. mægdenhad, mædenhad.]

  1. The state of being a maid or virgin; virginity. The modest lore of maidenhood. Milton.
  2. Newness; freshness; uncontaminated state. Shak.

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