Maiden
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| * The first of the three aspects of the [[Triple Goddess]]. | * The first of the three aspects of the [[Triple Goddess]]. | ||
| * An [[Iron maiden (torture device)|iron maiden]], a torture device. | * An [[Iron maiden (torture device)|iron maiden]], a torture device. | ||
| - | *"New, fresh, first." For example: "[[maiden voyage]]" and "[[maiden speech]]" (also called "first speech"), a [[Literal and figurative language|figurative]] sense first recorded in 1555. | + | *"[[New]], [[fresh]], [[first]]." For example: "[[maiden voyage]]" and "[[maiden speech]]" (also called "first speech"), a [[Literal and figurative language|figurative]] sense first recorded in 1555. |
| * [[Death and the maiden]], a theme in visual art. | * [[Death and the maiden]], a theme in visual art. | ||
| *[[The Maiden in the Tower]], a trope in fairy tales {{GFDL}} | *[[The Maiden in the Tower]], a trope in fairy tales {{GFDL}} | ||
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Maiden may refer to:
- A female virgin (athough originally referring to male virgins as well) or to any young woman.
- The first of the three aspects of the Triple Goddess.
- An iron maiden, a torture device.
- "New, fresh, first." For example: "maiden voyage" and "maiden speech" (also called "first speech"), a figurative sense first recorded in 1555.
- Death and the maiden, a theme in visual art.
- The Maiden in the Tower, a trope in fairy tales
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