3. Not yet pregnant; impregnant. Milton.
VIRGIN
Vir"gin, v. i.
Defn: To act the virgin; to be or keep chaste; — followed by it. See
It, 5. [Obs.] "My true lip hath virgined it e'er since [that kiss]."
Shak.
VIRGINAL
Vir"gin*al, a. Etym: [L. virginalis: cf. F. virginal.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to a virgin; becoming a virgin; maidenly.
"Chastity and honor virginal." Spenser. Virginal generation (Biol.),
parthenogenesis.
— Virginal membrane (Anat.), the hymen.
VIRGINAL Vir"gin*al, n. Etym: [Cf. F. virginale; — probably so called from being used by young girls, or virgins.] (Mus.)
Defn: An instrument somewhat resembling the spinet, but having a rectangular form, like the small piano. It had strings and keys, but only one wire to a note. The instrument was used in the sixteenth century, but is now wholly obsolete. It was sometimes called a pair of virginals.
VIRGINAL
Vir"gin*al, v. i.
Defn: To play with the fingers, as if on a virginal; to tap or pat.
[Obs.] "Still virginaling upon his palm!" Shak.
VIRGINHOOD
Vir"gin*hood, n.