virginal

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A musical instrument in the harpsichord family
Being or resembling a virgin
{n} an old stinged musical instrument
{a} maiden, maidenly
{v} to hit or strike gently
To play with the fingers, as if on a virginal; to tap or pat
The instrument was used in the sixteenth century, but is now wholly obsolete
A term used in a general sense in England until the middle of the 17th century to cover all jack-action instruments After that it was limited to oblong single-choired instruments, the strings of which are more or less perpendicular to the key levers, and with both nut and bridge resting on the soundboard
untouched or undefiled; "nor is there anything more virginal than the shimmer of young foliage"- L P Smith
If you describe someone as virginal, you mean that they look young and innocent, as if they have had no experience of sex. Somehow she'd always been a child in his mind, pure and virginal = pure
characteristic of a virgin or virginity; "virginal white dresses"
Smith characteristic of a virgin or virginity; "virginal white dresses
A stringed keyboard instrument, sometimes called a spinet, which was a predecessor of the harpsichord
Something that is virginal looks new and clean, as if it has not been used or spoiled. abandoning worn-out land to cultivate virginal pasture. like a virgin. or virginals Small rectangular harpsichord with a single set of strings and a single manual. The derivation of its name is uncertain. The virginal's strings run parallel to the keyboard, which occupies only a portion of the longer side. Combination virginals include a smaller portable virginal that can be placed on top of the larger keyboard to create a two-manual instrument. The virginal was particularly popular in 16th-17th-century England, where much music was written for it by William Byrd, Thomas Morley, Thomas Weelkes, and others
a legless rectangular harpsichord; played (usually by women) in the 16th and 17th centuries untouched or undefiled; "nor is there anything more virginal than the shimmer of young foliage"- L
{s} not having had sexual intercourse; innocent, pure, chaste; unsullied, untouched; new
in a state of sexual virginity; "pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal"
Resembling a virgin
in the 1700's, a small keyed instrument, sort of a miniature harpsicord, generally played by unmarried daughters to entertain suitors and guests, thus the name "virginal"
A small plucked string instrument in which the strings run parallel to the keyboard
Of or pertaining to a virgin; becoming a virgin; maidenly
An instrument somewhat resembling the spinet, but having a rectangular form, like the small piano
It was sometimes called a pair of virginals
It had strings and keys, but only one wire to a note
a legless rectangular harpsichord; played (usually by women) in the 16th and 17th centuries
virginal membrane
The hymen
virginal membranes
plural form of virginal membrane
virginal membrane
hymen, maidenhead, vaginal tissue that is torn when a woman has sexual relations for the first time
virginals
a virginal; a musical instrument in the harpsichord family
virginals
plural form of virginal
virginally
in a virgin-like manner; chastely, purely, innocently; in an untouched manner; newly
virginals
plural of virginal
virginals
a small square musical instrument like a piano with no legs, popular in the 16th and 17th centuries
virginals
{i} antique musical instrument that is similar to the harpsichord and is often legless
virginal

    Hyphenation

    vir·gin·al

    Turkish pronunciation

    vırcınıl

    Pronunciation

    /ˈvərʤənəl/ /ˈvɜrʤənəl/

    Etymology

    () From Latin virginālis
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