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virginal::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Synonyms | pair of virginals |
| Type of | cembalo, harpsichord |
virginal::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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nor is there anything more virginal than the shimmer of young foliage.
virginal:: | Spocien Dictionary
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| Derivation | virgin |
virginal white dresses.
Examples of virginal
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And hair, this show demonstrates, can be simultaneously virginal and sensuous.
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This was the heyday of the Seven Dwarfs and their virginal den mother, Snow White.
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Eva-Maria Westbroek, a virginal Elizabeth in Tannhauser, takes the title role.
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You are surrounded by jungle and mountains, so it's very exotic and virginal.
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Rosmer wants to live a virginal life and have a pure and intellectual relationship.
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In later versions of the story, Lotis is replaced with the virginal goddess Hestia.
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Tonight is the night that every virginal girl in the country ought to pay attention.
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They'd be blushing, virginal and wrapped from head to toe in tulle and lace.
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Catherine was shipped over from Portugal with a retinue of virginal ladies.
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- A legless rectangular harpsichord; played (usually by women) in the 16th and 17th centuries
- Characteristic of a virgin or virginity; "virginal white dresses"
- Untouched or undefiled; "nor is there anything more virginal than the shimmer of young foliage"- L.P.Smith
- Pure: 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"
- The virginals (the plural form does not necessarily denote more than one instrument) or virginal is a keyboard instrument of the harpsichord family. It was popular in northern Europe and Italy during the late Mediaeval and Renaissance periods.
- A musical instrument in the harpsichord family; Being or resembling a virgin
- In the 1700's, a small keyed instrument, sort of a miniature harpsichord, generally played by unmarried daughters to entertain suitors and guests, thus the name "virginal"
- Similar to the Harpsichord, its shape is rectangular with metal strings transversing the length of the box. It was ornate with a small keyboard and was set upon a tabletop for play. By 17th century Italy, it was replaced with the wing shaped spinet.
- A harpsichord used mainly in England and supposedly played by young ladies.
