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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Maidenhood

· Maid·en·hood · IPA /ˈmeɪd(ə)nhʊd/
01 n. The state of being a maid or a virgin; virginity.
  1. 1.
    The state of being a maid or a virgin; virginity.
  2. 2.
    Newness; freshness; uncontaminated state.
    “The maidenhood Of thy fight.” Shak.