<Entry xmlns="urn:NEID" xmlns:d="urn:NEID" level="50"><DEnt><HwdGp><HWD>maiden</HWD></HwdGp><FwkSenCnt><POS code="n"/><MEANING> young unmarried woman </MEANING><LabelGp><STYLE label="lit"/></LabelGp><ExCnt><EX>In several fables the kelpie appears as a handsome young prince , who lures <b>maidens</b> to a watery fate worse than death .
</EX></ExCnt><ExCnt><EX>Writers , led by Sir Walter Scott with his novel Ivanhoe , had fired the imaginations of the people with tales of chivalry , knightly deeds and <b>maidens</b> fair .
</EX></ExCnt><ExCnt><EX>At midnight on a full moon <b>maidens</b> used to leave cakes of barley-meal , honey and milk on Arthur's Stone , Gower .</EX></ExCnt></FwkSenCnt><FwkSenCnt><POS code="n"/><MEANING> horse that has never won a race</MEANING><LabelGp><DOMAIN label="horse"/></LabelGp><ExCnt><EX>Seven won last race and only two <b>maidens</b> have won the race .
</EX></ExCnt><ExCnt><EX>Most races are run over 3 miles with a minimum of 18 fences to be jumped , although there are a few longer races ( up to 4 miles ) and a small number of 2 mile races for <b>maidens</b> .
</EX></ExCnt></FwkSenCnt><FwkSenCnt><POS code="adj"/><GRAM code="attr_only"/><LabelGp><TIME label="dat"/></LabelGp><MEANING> (of women ) unmarried and no longer young</MEANING><ExCnt><EX>We were taught at home by Mam's <b>maiden</b> sister , Aunt Mary , who had not been to school herself .
</EX></ExCnt><FwkCollocCnt><CollocGp><COLLOC>aunt </COLLOC><COLLOC>lady </COLLOC></CollocGp><ExCnt><EX>I think she simply disliked children -- the way many <b>maiden</b> aunts must have done , in those days . </EX></ExCnt><ExCnt><EX>Another place across the dale from us was East New Houses , where a <b>maiden</b> lady lived when I was a child .
</EX></ExCnt></FwkCollocCnt></FwkSenCnt><FwkSenCnt><POS code="adj"/><GRAM code="attr_only"/><MEANING> first, inaugural </MEANING><LINK>maiden speech </LINK><ExCnt><EX>The train , which is powered by a linear magnetic motor and hovers 1 cm above its single-rail track , should make its <b>maiden</b> flight today on a 20 km run in Emsladn in Bavaria . </EX></ExCnt><ExCnt><EX>Undaunted , Adam Seymour scored his <b>maiden</b> century for Worcestershire on the sodden wicket .
</EX></ExCnt><ExCnt><EX>Maamur showed , when winning a <b>maiden</b> race at Southwell last month by 10 lengths , that he has the potential to develop into a useful stayer and he is napped this afternoon .
</EX></ExCnt><ExCnt><EX>He had won in the <b>maiden</b> class , for those who have yet to win a prize , in 1975 , but he had not been successful since moving into the growers ' section .
</EX></ExCnt><FwkCollocCnt><CollocGp><COLLOC>voyage </COLLOC></CollocGp><ExCnt><EX>The <b>maiden</b> voyage may have to be postponed for five months as a result of a fault in one of Challenger 's fuel tanks .
</EX></ExCnt></FwkCollocCnt></FwkSenCnt><FwkMWEBlk><CpdBlk><CpdCnt><CpdGp><CPD>maiden name </CPD></CpdGp><FwkSenCnt><POS code="n"/><MEANING>original surname of a married woman </MEANING><ExCnt><EX>Gedge's unusual middle name was his mother's <b>maiden</b> name .
</EX></ExCnt></FwkSenCnt></CpdCnt><CpdCnt><CpdGp><CPD>maiden over </CPD></CpdGp><FwkSenCnt><POS code="n"/><MEANING> (in cricket) an over in which the batsman scores no runs </MEANING><LabelGp><DOMAIN label="crick"/></LabelGp><ExCnt><EX>Unfortunately , the opening batsmen realised they would have to work hard for their runs as the same bowler proceeded to bowl a <b>maiden</b> over , supported by an efficient fielding team .
</EX></ExCnt><ExCnt><EX>Brighton were always struggling to keep up with the required run rate after Darryl Rebbetts bowled 4 consecutive <b>maiden</b> overs at the start of their innings .
</EX></ExCnt></FwkSenCnt></CpdCnt><CpdCnt><CpdGp><CPD>maiden speech </CPD><LabelGp><DOMAIN label="pol"/></LabelGp></CpdGp><FwkSenCnt><POS code="n"/><MEANING> first speech in a political gathering, esp. parliament </MEANING><ExCnt><EX>I shall never , ever have to make another <b>maiden</b> speech in the House of Commons .
</EX></ExCnt><ExCnt><EX>He left the Baptist ministry in 1842 and made his <b>maiden</b> speech to the House of Lords on the 7th of March 1843 .</EX></ExCnt><ExCnt><EX>Perhaps he needs a drink after listening to Lynda's <b>maiden</b> speech at the Parish Council .
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