n. [ L. virgo, -inis: cf. OF. virgine, virgene, virge, vierge, F. vierge. ]
These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. Rev. xiv. 4. [ 1913 Webster ]
He his flesh hath overcome;
He was a virgin, as he said. Gower. [ 1913 Webster ]
The Virgin,
The Blessed Virgin
Virgin's bower (Bot.),
v. i. To act the virgin; to be or keep chaste; -- followed by it. See It, 5. [ Obs. ] “My true lip hath virgined it e'er since [ that kiss ].” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
Innocence and virgin modesty . . .
That would be wooed, and unsought be won. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
The white cold virgin snow upon my heart. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
A few ounces of mutton, with a little virgin oil. Landor. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. virginale; -- probably so called from being used by young girls, or virgins. ] (Mus.) An instrument somewhat resembling the spinet, but having a rectangular form, like the small piano. It had strings and keys, but only one wire to a note. The instrument was used in the sixteenth century, but is now wholly obsolete. It was sometimes called a pair of virginals. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To play with the fingers, as if on a virginal; to tap or pat. [ Obs. ] “Still virginaling upon his palm!” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. virginalis: cf. F. virginal. ] Of or pertaining to a virgin; becoming a virgin; maidenly. “Chastity and honor virginal.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
Virginal generation (Biol.),
Virginal membrane (Anat.),
n. Virginity; maidenhood. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One of the States of the United States of America. --
Virginia cowslip (Bot.),
Virginia creeper (Bot.),
Virginia fence.
Virginia nightingale (Zool.),
Virginia quail (Zool.),
Virginia reel,
Virginia stock. (Bot.)
n. [ OE. virgintee, F. virginité, L. virginitas. ]