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A title that survived from medieval romance to the precise moment a ship first touches water.
cricket originA maiden over yields zero runs to the batsman.
iron maidenThe torture device likely never existed, invented for Victorian spectacle.
voyage wordAny first trip is a maiden voyage, ships included.
surname clueMaiden name preserves identity erased by old marriage custom.
chess hillMaiden castle is Britain's largest Iron Age hillfort.