From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhymenhy‧men /ˈhaɪmən/ noun [countable] HBHBODYa piece of skin that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of some girls or women who have not had sex
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hymen• Some see in it the girdle ot hymen and the promise of the immaculate conception of a Messiah.• I wonder what happened to the paper hymen on the toilet. l check my hair in the mirror.Origin hymen (1500-1600) Late Latin Greek, “thin covering of skin” 