Maiden (mād'n), n. [OE. maiden, meiden, AS. mægden, dim. of AS. mægð, fr. mago son, servant; akin to G. magd, mädchen, maid, OHG. magad, Icel. mögr son, Goth. magus boy, child, magaps virgin, and perh. to Zend. magu youth. Cf. Maid a virgin.] 1. An unmarried woman; a girl or woman who has not experienced sexual intercourse; a virgin; a maid.
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She employed the residue of her life to repairing of highways, building of bridges, and endowing of maidens. Carew.
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A maiden of our century, yet most meek. Tennyson.
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2. A female servant. [Obs.]
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3. An instrument resembling the guillotine, formerly used in Scotland for beheading criminals. Wharton.
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4. A machine for washing linen.
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Maiden, v. t. To act coyly like a maiden; -- with it as an indefinite object.
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For had I maiden'd it, as many use.
Loath for to grant, but loather to refuse. Bp. Hall.
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Maiden grass, the smaller quaking grass. -- Maiden tree. See Ginkgo.
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