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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Maidenhead, Maidenhode, Maidenhoodnoun
Etymology: from maiden.
And, for the modest lore of maidenhood,
Bids me not sojourn with these armed men.
Oh whither shall I fly? what secret wood
Shall hide me from the tyrant? or what den. Edward Fairfax.She hated chambers, closets, secret mewes,
And in broad fields preserv’d her maidenhead. Edward Fairfax.Example, that so terrible shews in the wreck of maidenhood, cannot for all that dissuade succession, but that they are limed with the twigs that threaten them. William Shakespeare.
Maidenhood she loves, and will be swift
To aid a virgin. John Milton.The devil and mischance look big
Upon the maidenhead of our affairs. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.Some who attended with much expectation, at their first appearing have stained the maidenhead of their credit with some negligent performance. Henry Wotton.
Hope’s chaste kiss wrongs no joys maidenhead,
Then spousal rites prejudge the marriage-bed. Richard Crashaw.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of maidenhode in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of maidenhode in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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