Found 2 hits - Term: maiden speech, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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 having been married; not having had sexual
intercourse; virgin; -- said usually of the woman, but
sometimes of the man; as, a maiden aunt. "a surprising old
maiden lady." --thackeray.
1913 webster
3. fresh; innocent; unpolluted; pure; hitherto unused.
"maiden flowers." --shak.
1913 webster
full bravely hast thou fleshed
thy maiden sword. --shak.
1913 webster
4. used of a fortress, signifying that it has never been
captured, or violated. -- t. warton. macaulay.
1913 webster
maiden assize eng. law, an assize which there is no
criminal prosecution; an assize which is unpolluted with
blood. it was usual, at such an assize, for the sheriff to
present the judge with a pair of white gloves. --smart.
maiden name, the surname of a woman before her marriage.
maiden pink. bot. see under pink.
maiden plum bot., a west indian tree comocladia
integrifolia with purplish drupes. the sap of the tree
is glutinous, and gives a persistent black stain.
maiden speech, the first speech made by a person, esp. by a
new member in a public body.
maiden tower, the tower most capable of resisting an enemy.
maiden voyage the first regular service voyage of a ship.
1913 webster
see also:
maiden assize maiden name maiden pink pink maiden plum comocladia integrifolia
maiden speech maiden tower maiden voyage
- [2] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
19 moby thesaurus words for "maiden speech":
coming out, curtain raiser, debut, embarkation, embarkment,
first appearance, floating, flotation, inaugural address,
inauguration, induction, initiation, installation, installment,
introduction, launching, opener, preliminary, unveiling
Results 1 - 9 of 9 found about maiden speech: Speech
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Speech, definition of term: Speech
speech_pag1.html Maiden
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Maiden, definition of term: Maiden
maiden_pag1.html Speech Recognit
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Speech Recognit, definition of term: Speech Recognit
speech+recognit_pag1.html Maiden Name
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Maiden Name, definition of term: Maiden Name
maiden+name_pag1.html Speech Act
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Speech Act, definition of term: Speech Act
speech+act_pag1.html Speech Sound
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Speech Sound, definition of term: Speech Sound
speech+sound_pag1.html Oblique Speech
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Oblique Speech, definition of term: Oblique Speech
oblique+speech_pag1.html Iron Maiden
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Iron Maiden, definition of term: Iron Maiden
iron+maiden_pag1.html Part Of Speech
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Part Of Speech, definition of term: Part Of Speech
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