virginal
1Origin of virginal
1Other words from virginal
- vir·gin·al·ly, adverb
Words Nearby virginal
Other definitions for virginal (2 of 2)
Often virginals. a rectangular harpsichord with the strings stretched parallel to the keyboard, the earlier types placed on a table: popular in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Origin of virginal
2Other words from virginal
- vir·gin·al·ist, noun
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How to use virginal in a sentence
Many tons of pink salt, which has a virginal, untouched aura, are mined in the Himalayas and exported.
One man’s crusade to end a global scourge with better salt | Katie McLean | December 18, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewMcCarthy wore a virginal white wedding dress for the occasion.
The impression is left that this project would despoil a virginal natural landscape.
They need to be converted from 1990s-Lolita to virginal-Miss Havisham in a matter of minutes.
New York Fashion Week: Backstage at Marchesa | Isabel Wilkinson, Kevin Tachman | February 17, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd on the page, we finally get to meet the virginal Carrie, literally pre- Sex.
Her face, too, was inexpressibly virginal in its expression of innocence and of melancholy suffering.
Camille (La Dame aux Camilias) | Alexandre Dumas, filsHe saw a mere slender slip of a body, a virginal body, straight-clad; the body and the face of a white child.
The Creators | May SinclairBut as soon as she had made this great advance, virginal instinct suggested a proportionate retreat.
The troubled virginal sweetness of the girl went to his soul.
The Highgrader | William MacLeod RaineWho that has had this window opened for him into the virginal chamber of awakening woman-life can look through it without tears?
The Open Question | Elizabeth Robins
British Dictionary definitions for virginal (1 of 2)
/ (ˈvɜːdʒɪnəl) /
of, relating to, characterized by, proper to, or maintaining a state of virginity; chaste
extremely pure or fresh; untouched; undefiled
Origin of virginal
1Derived forms of virginal
- virginally, adverb
British Dictionary definitions for virginal (2 of 2)
/ (ˈvɜːdʒɪnəl) /
(often plural) a smaller version of the harpsichord, but oblong in shape, having one manual and no pedals
Origin of virginal
2Derived forms of virginal
- virginalist, noun
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