"comely maidens" meaning in English

{
  "etymology_text": "Incorrectly attributed to a speech by Irish statesman Éamon de Valera. A longer version is often misquoted as \"comely maidens, dancing at the crossroads\". The actual phrase, delivered in a radio broadcast on St. Patrick's Day 1943, mentions \"the laughter of happy maidens, whose firesides would be forums for the wisdom of serene old age.\" See Wikipedia article.",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He was surprised to see so many women workers. What did he expect, comely maidens?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An outdated stereotype of Irish women; used as a reference to misogynistic opinions."
      ],
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        "(plural only, Ireland) An outdated stereotype of Irish women; used as a reference to misogynistic opinions."
      ],
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  "word": "comely maidens"
}

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  "etymology_text": "Incorrectly attributed to a speech by Irish statesman Éamon de Valera. A longer version is often misquoted as \"comely maidens, dancing at the crossroads\". The actual phrase, delivered in a radio broadcast on St. Patrick's Day 1943, mentions \"the laughter of happy maidens, whose firesides would be forums for the wisdom of serene old age.\" See Wikipedia article.",
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "text": "He was surprised to see so many women workers. What did he expect, comely maidens?"
        }
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        "An outdated stereotype of Irish women; used as a reference to misogynistic opinions."
      ],
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        "(plural only, Ireland) An outdated stereotype of Irish women; used as a reference to misogynistic opinions."
      ],
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}