Virgin
Virgin , noun
[Latin virgo, -inis: compare Old French virgine, virgene, virge, vierge, French 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.
(Astronomy) See Virgo.
4.
(Zoology) Any one of several species of gossamer-winged butterflies of the family Lycaenidae.
5.
(Zoology) A female insect producing eggs from which young are hatched, though there has been no fecundation by a male; a parthenogenetic insect.
Collocations (2)
The Virgin or The Blessed Virgin , the Virgin Mary, the Mother of Jesus Christ.
Virgin's bower (Botany) , a name given to several climbing plants of the genus Clematis, as Clematis Vitalba of Europe, and Clematis Virginiana of North America.
Virgin , adjective
1.
Being a virgin; chaste; of or pertaining to a virgin; becoming a virgin; maidenly; modest; indicating modesty; as, a virgin blush.
Virgin shame.
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.
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 , intransitive verb
To act the virgin; to be or keep chaste; -- followed by it. See It, 5. [Obsolete]
My true lip hath virgined it e'er since [that kiss].