old maid
noun
1
- derogatory a single woman regarded as too old for marriage〈贬〉老处女。
1.1
- a prim and fussy person古板挑剔的人：
he said James was an old maid.
他说詹姆斯是个古板挑剔的人。
2
- mass noun a card game in which players collect pairs and try not to be left with an odd penalty card, typically a queen抽对子纸牌游戏（打牌人把牌凑成对子, 而手中尽量不剩单张受罚的牌, 尤其不能剩王后）。
3
- chiefly W. Indian another term for PERIWINKLE1.〈主西印度〉同PERIWINKLE1.
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