3 entries under this word

Virginal

Vir'gin-al, a.

adjective

a. [Fr., Pr., Sp., & Pg. virginal, It. virginale, Lat. virginalis.] Of, or pertaining to, a virgin. [Obs.] “Virginal chastity.” Hammond.

Vir'gin-al, n.

noun

n. [Fr. virginal; probably so called from being used by young girls, or virgins.] (Mus.) An instrument somewhat resembling the spinet, but having a rectangular form, like the small piano-forte. 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.

Vir'gin-al, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. To play with the fingers, as if on a virginal; to pat. [Obs. and rare.] Still virginaling Upon his palm. Shak.