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maiden

/ˈmeɪdən/ noun C2
  1. A girl or an unmarried young woman. (literary)
  2. A maidservant.
  3. A clothes maiden.
  4. A racehorse without any victory, i.e. one having a "virgin record".
  5. A horse race in which all starters are maidens.
  6. A Scottish counterpart of the guillotine.
  7. A maiden over.

Plural maidens

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She thought of a new way to kill my love for the beautiful Munchkin maiden, and made my axe slip again, so that it cut right through my body, splitting me into two halves.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 30 · B2
If he does, I will go back to the Munchkin maiden and marry her.”
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 30 · B2
The next morning, after breakfast, the green maiden came to fetch Dorothy, and she dressed her in one of the prettiest gowns, made of green brocaded satin.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 67 · B2
## The Widow and Her Little Maidens
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 26 · B2

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