Virgin

[Virgin]

(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Virgo

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A woman who has had no carnal knowledge of man; a maid.

Noun
the sixth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about August 23 to September 22

Noun
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Virgo

Noun
a person who has never had sex

Adjective S.
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"

Adjective S.
being used or worked for the first time; "virgin wool"

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n.
A woman who has had no carnal knowledge of man; a maid.

n.
A person of the male sex who has not known sexual indulgence.

n.
See Virgo.

n.
Any one of several species of gossamer-winged butterflies of the family Lycaenidae.

n.
A female insect producing eggs from which young are hatched, though there has been no fecundation by a male; a parthenogenetic insect.

a.
Being a virgin; chaste; of or pertaining to a virgin; becoming a virgin; maidenly; modest; indicating modesty; as, a virgin blush.

a.
Pure; undefiled; unmixed; fresh; new; as, virgin soil; virgin gold.

a.
Not yet pregnant; impregnant.

v. i.
To act the virgin; to be or keep chaste; -- followed by it. See It, 5.


Virgin

Vir"gin , n. [L. virgo, -inis: cf. OF. virgine, virgene, virge, vierge, F. vierge.] 1. A woman who has had no carnal knowledge of man; a maid. 2. A person of the male sex who has not known sexual indulgence. [Archaic] Wyclif.
These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins.
He his flesh hath overcome; He was a virgin, as he said.
3. (Astron.) See Virgo. 4. (Zo'94l.) Any one of several species of gossamer-winged butterflies of the family Lyc'91nid'91. 5. (Zo'94l.) A female insect producing eggs from which young are hatched, though there has been no fecundation by a male; a parthenogenetic insect. The Virgin, ∨ The Blessed Virgin, the Virgin Mary, the Mother of our Lord. -- Virgin's bower (Bot.), a name given to several climbing plants of the genus Clematis, as C. Vitalba of Europe, and C. Virginiana of North America.

Virgin

Vir"gin , a. 1. Being a virgin; chaste; of or pertaining to a virgin; becoming a virgin; maidenly; modest; indicating modesty; as, a virgin blush. "Virgin shame." Cowley.
Innocence and virgin modesty . . . That would be wooed, and unsought be won.
2. Pure; undefiled; unmixed; fresh; new; as, virgin soil; virgin gold. "Virgin Dutch." G. W. Cable.
The white cold virgin snow upon my heart.
A few ounces of mutton, with a little virgin oil.
3. Not yet pregnant; impregnant. Milton.

Virgin

Vir"gin, v. i. 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.

A woman who has had no carnal knowledge of man; a maid.

Being a virgin; chaste; of or pertaining to a virgin; becoming a virgin; maidenly; modest; indicating modesty; as, a virgin blush.

To act the virgin; to be or keep chaste; -- followed by it. See It, 5.

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Usage Examples

Blondes make the best victims. They're like virgin snow that shows up the bloody footprints.

I slept with faith and found a corpse in my arms on awakening I drank and danced all night with doubt and found her a virgin in the morning.

The founders of a new colony, whatever Utopia of human virtue and happiness they might originally project, have invariably recognized it among their earliest practical necessities to allot a portion of the virgin soil as a cemetery, and another portion as the site of a prison.

I was a Christian. I didn't want to have sex before marriage, I was a bit uptight and not very self-confident. I was a virgin until I was 26.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

The Supreme Court has ruled that they cannot have a nativity scene in Washington, D.C. This wasn't for any religious reasons. They couldn't find three wise men and a virgin.

You have to wake up a virgin each morning.

My skin is hard when it comes to my music. But with my movies, I'm still a virgin in a lot of ways. I'm not used to being shot down for no reason.

If I were going to convert to any religion I would probably choose Catholicism because it at least has female saints and the Virgin Mary.

I got a gymnastics scholarship to college, fell in love with my true love of my whole life - who I'm married to now - and he was a virgin too. It was very romantic.

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