Maid"en*head (?), n. [See Maidenhood.]
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.