maidenhead

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Many persons heard this cry, and believed that it was "the cry of the maidenhead which is a custom of this country A singular custom which obliged the bride to utter a loud cry when she lost her virginity, and to which the groomsmen replied by bringing a large bowl of caudle or some invigorating drink into the bed chamber.

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  1. noun The condition or quality of being a maiden; virginity.
  2. noun The hymen.

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  • Then, for all the premarital fumblings, my maidenhead was as intact at the end of our wedding night as at the beginning. —  EQMM, May2006
  • And although she hadn't even seemed to notice the breach of her maidenhead, the loss demanded recovery. —  Johanna Lindsey - Tender Rebel
  • Watching Sonya d'Medved holding up her long blonde hair while Marta washed it, Aria estimated the blonde girl's maidenhead was a vague memory at best, having gone to that same treacherous guard captain. —  F ;SF; - vol 103 issue 01 - July 2002
  • If he wanted her maidenhead, he would have to take it from her. —  Counting Up, Counting Down
  • Keep logged onto our Bands page at www. maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk / leisure / bands /
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  1. Middle English maidenhed : maiden, maid; see maiden + -hed, -hood.

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  1. from Middle English mayden-hede, meidenhed, variant of maidenhood.
 

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/ˈmeɪdnhɛd/
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