[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 

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