Other Definitions
maiden (enc)
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Maiden| Noun | 1. | maiden - an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)Io - (Greek mythology) a maiden seduced by Zeus; when Hera was about to discover them together Zeus turned her into a white heifer | | | 2. | maiden - (cricket) an over in which no runs are scoredcricket - a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs over - (cricket) the period during which a given number of balls (6 in England but 8 in Australia) are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch | | | Adj. | 1. | maiden - serving to set in motion; "the magazine's inaugural issue"; "the initiative phase in the negotiations"; "an initiatory step toward a treaty"; "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"; "the liner's maiden voyage"opening - first or beginning; "the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth"; "the play's opening scene" | |
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