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virginal

vir·gi·nal

UK/ˈvɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒɪnəl/ US/ˈvɜrdʒʌnʌl/ rare
adjective (3) noun (1)

adjective

1.

characteristic of a virgin or virginity

  • “virginal white dresses”
2.

untouched or undefiled

  • “nor is there anything more virginal than the shimmer of young foliage” L.P.Smith
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3.

in a state of sexual virginity

  • “pure and vestal modesty”
  • “a spinster or virgin lady”
  • “men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal”
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noun

1.

a legless rectangular harpsichord; played (usually by women) in the 16th and 17th centuries

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Origin

From Middle English virginal, from Middle French virginal, from Latin virginālis. The musical instrument is probably so called from being played by young girls.

Phrases

  • virginal membrane

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