- pair of virginals
- Date: 1542 virginal
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
pair of virginals
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pair of virginals — noun a legless rectangular harpsichord; played (usually by women) in the 16th and 17th centuries • Syn: ↑virginal • Hypernyms: ↑harpsichord, ↑cembalo … Useful english dictionary
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pairof virginals — pair of virginals n. See virginal2. * * * … Universalium
virginal — virginal1 virginally, adv. /verr jeuh nl/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a virgin: virginal purity. 2. continuing in a state of virginity. 3. pure; unsullied; untouched: a virginal mountain stream. 4. Zool. not… … Universalium
virginal — I. /ˈvɜdʒənəl / (say verjuhnuhl) adjective 1. of, relating to, characteristic of, or befitting a virgin. 2. continuing in a state of virginity. 3. pure or unsullied; untouched; fresh. 4. Zoology unfertilised. {Latin virginālis maidenly}… …
Virginal — Vir gin*al, n. [Cf. F. virginale; 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. It had strings and keys, but only one wire … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
virginal — I. adjective Date: 15th century 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a virgin or virginity; especially pure, chaste < a virginal young girl > 2. pristine, unsullied < a virginal snowfall > • virginally adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
Steinway — Synonyms and related words: Klavier, baby grand, cembalo, clarichord, clavicembalo, clavichord, clavicittern, clavicymbal, clavicytherium, clavier, concert grand, cottage piano, couched harp, dulcimer harpsichord, grand, grand piano, hammer… … Moby Thesaurus
baby grand — Synonyms and related words: Klavier, Steinway, cembalo, clarichord, clavicembalo, clavichord, clavicittern, clavicymbal, clavicytherium, clavier, concert grand, cottage piano, couched harp, dulcimer harpsichord, grand, grand piano, hammer… … Moby Thesaurus
clavichord — Synonyms and related words: Klavier, Steinway, baby grand, cembalo, clarichord, clavicembalo, clavicittern, clavicymbal, clavicytherium, clavier, concert grand, cottage piano, couched harp, dulcimer harpsichord, grand, grand piano, hammer… … Moby Thesaurus
