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An a ize at which there are no criminal cases to be tried. ( Eng.) *maiden-headed, a. Bearing the device of a maiden's head. maiden-lip, s. IMG:content-0832.png:[blocks in formation] Feudal Law : A noble paid by the tenants of some manors on their marriage. maiden-speech, s . The first speech made by a person. (The expre ion is especially applied to the first speech made by a member of Congre .) *maiden-tongued, a. Speaking in a gentle and insinuating manner. "His qualities were beauteous as his form, For maiden - tongued he was, and thereof free." Shakesp. Lover's Complaint , 100. *maiden-widowed, a . Having become a widow while still a virgin. "But I, a maid, die maiden -widowed." Shakesp.: Romeo and Juliet , iii. 2. maiden's-blush, s. The garden rose. "Maiden's- blush commixt with je imine." Herrick: Hesperides , p. 281. *maid-en, *mayd-en, v. i. [MAIDEN, 8.] Το speak or act meekly or demurely, like a maiden. "For had I mayden'd it, as many use; Loath for to grant, but loather to refuse." Hall: Satires, iii. 3.