Maiden, 1) virgin: “then are you no m.” Ado IV, 1, 88. All's II, 1, 175. H5 III, 3, 20. Oth. III, 4, 75. Oftenest adjectively: “the m. burning of his cheeks,” Ven. 50. “m. worlds,” Lucr. 408. “bud,” Lucr. 408 Sonn. 16, 6. 66, 6. 154, 4. Meas. IV, 4, 27. Ado III, 1, 109. IV, 1, 166. IV, 1, 166 LLL V, 2, 351. LLL V, 2, 351 Mids. I, 1, 75. II, 1, 164. III, 2, 285. All's IV, 2, 57. John II, 98. H5 V, 2, 253. H5 V, 2, 253 H5 V, 2, 253 H6A II, 4, 47. V, 4, 52. H8 IV, 2, 169. V, 5, 41. Tit. II, 3, 232. Rom. II, 2, 86. Hml. I, 3, 121. V, 1, 256. Per. V, 1, 243. “a m. and an innocent hand,” John IV, 2, 252 (not yet stained with blood). “thy m. sword,” H4A V, 4, 134. “m. youth,” H6A IV, 7, 38.
2) girl: “--s' eyes stuck over all his face,” Compl. 81. Meas. I, 4, 80. LLL V, 2, 916. Mids. II, 1, 35. Mids. II, 1, 35 II, 2, 74. III, 2, 66. Merch. II, 1, 14. III, 2, 8. As IV, 3, 41. Shr. IV, 5, 44. All's I, 1, 55. IV, 2, 6. Tw. I, 4, 33. Wint. IV, 4, 85. H5 II, 4, 107. Troil. III, 2, 219. Oth. I, 3, 94. Used as a compellation: Meas. II, 2, 48. All's I, 3, 155. II, 1, 117. Adjectively: “my m. weeds,” Tw. V, 262. “a m. battle,” Troil. IV, 5, 87.*