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virginal (adj.)

early 15c., from Old French virginal "virginal, pure, chaste," or directly from Latin virginalis "of a maiden, of a virgin," from virgin (see virgin). The keyed musical instrument so called from 1520s (see virginals).

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Definitions of virginal from WordNet
1
virginal (adj.)
characteristic of a virgin or virginity;
virginal white dresses
virginal (adj.)
untouched or undefiled; "nor is there anything more virginal than the shimmer of young foliage"- L.P.Smith;
virginal (adj.)
in a state of sexual virginity;
men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal
Synonyms: pure / vestal / virgin / virtuous
2
virginal (n.)
a legless rectangular harpsichord; played (usually by women) in the 16th and 17th centuries;
Synonyms: pair of virginals
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