01 n. An unmarried woman; usually, a young unmarried woman; esp., a girl; a virgin; a maiden.
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An unmarried woman; usually, a young unmarried woman; esp., a girl; a virgin; a maiden.“Would I had died a maid, And never seen thee, never borne thee son.” — Shak.“Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? Yet my people have forgotten me.” — Jer. ii. 32.
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A man who has not had sexual intercourse.[Obs.]“Christ was a maid and shapen as a man.” — Chaucer.
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A female servant.“Spinning amongst her maids.” — Shak.
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The female of a ray or skate, esp. of the gray skate (Raia batis), and of the thornback (Raia clavata).(Zool.) [Prov. Eng.]