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Maiden tower
Maiden Maid"en, a. 1. Of or pertaining to a maiden, or to maidens; suitable to, or characteristic of, a virgin; as, maiden innocence. ``Amid the maiden throng.' --Addison. Have you no modesty, no maiden shame ? --Shak. 2. Never having been married; not having had sexual intercourse; virgin; -- said usually of the woman, but sometimes of the man; as, a maiden aunt. ``A surprising old maiden lady.' --Thackeray. 3. Fresh; innocent; unpolluted; pure; hitherto unused. ``Maiden flowers.' --Shak. Full bravely hast thou fleshed Thy maiden sword. --Shak. 4. Used of a fortress, signifying that it has never been captured, or violated. -- T. Warton. Macaulay. Maiden assize (Eng. Law), an assize which there is no criminal prosecution; an assize which is unpolluted with blood. It was usual, at such an assize, for the sheriff to present the judge with a pair of white gloves. --Smart. Maiden name, the surname of a woman before her marriage. Maiden pink. (Bot.) See under Pink. Maiden plum (Bot.), a West Indian tree (Comocladia integrifolia) with purplish drupes. The sap of the tree is glutinous, and gives a persistent black stain. Maiden speech, the first speech made by a person, esp. by a new member in a public body. Maiden tower, the tower most capable of resisting an enemy.

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- The Maiden's Tower (Turkish: Kız Kulesi), also known as Leander's Tower (Tower of Leandros) since the Byzantine period, is a tower on a small islet at...
- The Maiden Tower (Azerbaijani: Qız qalası) is a 12th-century monument in the Old City, Baku, Azerbaijan. Along with the Shirvanshahs' Palace, dated to...
- Maiden Tower may refer to: Maiden Tower (Baku), Azerbaijan Maiden Tower (Gadabay), Azerbaijan Maiden Tower (Jabrayil), Azerbaijan Maiden Tower (Szczecin)...
- and Maiden Tower, became the first location in Azerbaijan to be classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Old City, including its Maiden Tower, is...
- Sea. The Old City, containing the Palace of the Shirvanshahs and the Maiden Tower, was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000. The city is...
- The Maiden Tower Art Festival is an annual festival made to promote one of the ancient buildings of Baku, Maiden Tower, which is located in Icheri Sheher...
- brown, violet Maiden Tower in Baku inscription «AZƏRBAYCAN MİLLİ BANKI» and denomination «BEŞ manat» 1993 10 manats 125×63 brown Maiden Tower in Baku надпись...
- of these animals together with traditional models of the Maiden Tower. The 6th Maiden Tower International Art Festival was held on June 11–14, 2015 in...
- The Maiden in the Tower (in Swedish: Jungfrun i tornet; in Finnish: Neito tornissa; occasionally translated to English as The Maid in the Tower), JS 101...
- located in the Inner City of Baku, Azerbaijan and, together with the Maiden Tower, forms an ensemble of historic monuments inscribed under the UNESCO World...