maidenhead Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin
    virginal membrane; hymen.

WordNet

Maid"en*head noun
Etymology
See Maidenhood.
Definitions
  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. Sir H. Wotton.
  3. The hymen, or virginal membrane.

Webster 1913