■ noun
1》 a person, typically a woman, who has never had sexual intercourse.
↘( the Virgin ) the Virgin Mary.
2》 a person who is naive or inexperienced in a particular context: a political ~.
3》 Entomology a female insect that produces eggs without being fertilized.
■ adjective
1》 being or appropriate for a ~.
2》 not yet used, exploited, or processed: acres of ~ forest.
↘(of olive oil) obtained from the first pressing of olives.
↘(of wool) not yet, or only once, spun or woven.
↘(of metal) made from ore by smelting.
Origin
ME: from OFr. ~e , from L. virgo , ~- .