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  • noun Plural form of maide.

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Examples

  • Ware Ai bees goeing wif awl tihs, Ai dunno; butt awl tihs deape finking maides me tyred; Ai goez tu sleap naow…….

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  • Ai uoosed tu sew, adn maides cloathes foar ebbereeboddee, ebben barbies, adn ovver dolls;

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  • All ye Sheepheardes maides that about the greene dwell,

    Poems and Fragments 2006

  • Cottage, where he found the maides father, being named Janiculo, and said unto him.

    The Decameron 2004

  • Menghino, on the other side, having entred into the Chamber-maides acquaintance, sped so well with her, that she delivered so many messages from him, as had (already) halfe won the liking of the Virgin; passing further promises to him beside, of bringing him to have conference with her, whensoever her Master should be absent from home.

    The Decameron 2004

  • Wherein is covertly given to understand, that howsoever a prince may make use of his absolute power and authority, towards maides or wives that are his subjects: Yet he ought to deny and reject all things, as shall make him forgetfull of himselfe, and his true honour

    The Decameron 2004

  • Wherein is covertly given to understand, that howsoever a prince may make use of his absolute power and authority, towards maides or wives that are his subjects: Yet he ought to deny and reject all things, as shall make him forgetfull of himselfe, and his true honour

    The Decameron 2004

  • And maides shall bee with childe, like _Merlins_ mother.

    The Bride Samuel Rowlands

  • A Cittizens house in London, which hee had diligently eyed & aymed at for a fortnights space, was the place wherein he must performe this exploit, and having learned one of the servant maides name of the house, as also where shee was borne and her kindred.

    The Third and Last Part of Conny-Catching. (1592) With the new deuised knauish arte of Foole-taking R. G.

  • The mistresse, least her guest should imagine she disturbed him, suffered all the plate to stand still on the cupbord: and when she perceiued his bed was warmed, and euery thing els according to her mind, she and her husband bidding him good night: tooke themselues to their chamber, which was on the same floore but inward, hauing another chamber betweene them and the hall, wherw the maides and children had their lodging.

    The Third and Last Part of Conny-Catching. (1592) With the new deuised knauish arte of Foole-taking R. G.

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