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Maid"en, v. t. To act coyly like a
maiden; -- with it as an indefinite object.

For had I maiden'd it, as many use.

Loath for to grant, but loather to refuse.

Maid"en*hair` (?), n. (Bot.)
A fern of the genus Adiantum (A. pedatum), having
very slender graceful stalks. It is common in the United States, and
is sometimes used in medicine. The name is also applied to other
species of the same genus, as to the Venus-hair.

Maiden grass, the smaller quaking
grass. -- Maiden tree. See
Ginkgo.

Maid"en*head (?), n. [See
Maidenhood.] 1. The state of being a
maiden; maidenhood; virginity. Shak.

2. The state of being unused or
uncontaminated; freshness; purity. [Obs.]

The maidenhead of their credit.

3. The hymen, or virginal membrane.

Maid"en*hood (?), n.


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