VIRGINAL


Meaning of VIRGINAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ̈ɪˈvə:dʒɪnl ]

adj. & n. --adj. that is or befits or belongs to a virgin. --n. (usu. in pl.) (in full pair of virginals) an early form of spinet in a box, used in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. øøvirginalist n. virginally adv. [ME f. OF virginal or L virginalis (as VIRGIN): name of the instrument perh. from its use by young women]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.