MAIDED
MAID
Maid, n. Etym: [Shortened from maiden. . See Maiden.]
1. 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.
2. A man who has not had sexual intercourse. [Obs.]
Christ was a maid and shapen as a man. Chaucer.
3. A female servant.
Spinning amongst her maids. Shak.
Note: Maid is used either adjectively or in composition, signifying
female, as in maid child, maidservant.
4. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The female of a ray or skate, esp. of the gray skate (Raia
batis), and of the thornback (R. clavata). [Prov. Eng.] Fair maid.
(Zoöl.) See under Fair, a.
– Maid of honor, a female attendant of a queen or royal princess; -
- usually of noble family, and having to perform only nominal or
honorary duties.
– Old maid. See under Old.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition