[vir.gin] n [ME, fr. OF virgine, fr. L virgin-, virgo young woman, virgin] (13c) 1 a: an unmarried woman devoted to religion b cap: virgo
2. a: an absolutely chaste young woman b: an unmarried girl or woman 3 cap: virgin mary
4. a: a person who has not had sexual intercourse b: a person who is inexperienced in a usu. specified sphere of activity "a ~ in politics"
5: a female animal that has never copulated
[2]virgin adj (14c) 1: free of impurity or stain: unsullied
2: chaste
3: characteristic of or befitting a virgin: modest
4: fresh, unspoiled; specif: not altered by human activity "a ~ forest"
5. a (1): being used or worked for the first time (2) of a metal: produced directly from ore by primary smelting b: initial, first
6. of a vegetable oil: obtained from the first light pressing and without heating