VIRGINAL


Meaning of VIRGINAL in English

I. ˈvər-jə-n ə l, ˈvərj-nəl adjective

Date: 15th century

1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of a virgin or virginity ; especially : pure , chaste

a virginal young girl

2. : pristine , unsullied

a virginal snowfall

• vir·gin·al·ly adverb

II. noun

Etymology: probably from Latin virginalis of a virgin, from virgin-, virgo

Date: 1530

: a small rectangular spinet having no legs and only one wire to a note and popular in the 16th and 17th centuries — often used in plural; called also pair of virginals

• vir·gin·al·ist ˈvər-jə-n ə l-ist, ˈvərj-nə-list noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.