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  • proper noun a town in Berkshire, England

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  • The “Mayor of Television” David Kronke has posted his comparison of the two movies here, but this post from Maidenhead is the most in-depth and funny comparison I’ve seen:

    Benjamin Button = Forrest Gump? » Scene-Stealers 2009

  • In other farms on the Gareloch the last handful of corn was called the Maidenhead or the Head; it was neatly plaited, sometimes decked with ribbons, and hung in the kitchen for a year, when the grain was given to the poultry.

    The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion 1922

  • In other farms on the Gareloch the last handful of corn was called the Maidenhead or the Head; it was neatly plaited, sometimes decked with ribbons, and hung in the kitchen for a year, when the grain was given to the poultry.

    Chapter 45. The Corn-Mother and the Corn-Maiden in Northern Europe 1922

  • It came about in a natural way, because Maidenhead, which is a very popular resort in

    Charles Frohman: Manager and Man Daniel Frohman 1895

  • So there I was, joining the M4 near Maidenhead, which is to the west of London and 26.2

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

  • So there I was, joining the M4 near Maidenhead, which is to the west of London and 26.2

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

  • In other farms on the Gareloch the last handful of corn was called the Maidenhead or the Head; it was neatly plaited, sometimes decked with ribbons, and hung in the kitchen for a year, when the grain was given to the poultry.

    The Golden Bough : a study of magic and religion 1583

  • Abingdon, cutting off the great bend of the river at Witham; so also the town we now call "Maidenhead," which was perhaps the "mid-Hythe" between Windsor and Reading.

    The Historic Thames Hilaire Belloc 1911

  • Instead of being relegated to the bright lights of London's West End, venues started springing up in quiet towns such as Maidenhead, leaving local people powerless to object to the glare of The Honey Pot Club But from April 6 this could all change: local authorities will impose a new rule that requires all lap-dancing clubs to apply for a sex establishment licence, which basically means far stricter regulation.

    Home 2010

  • And he accidentally burns down Maidenhead Grange while lighting a fire in an ill-maintained chimney in order to seduce a date who insisted on seeing the lodge.

    2009 January 18 « One-Minute Book Reviews 2009

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