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Webster 1913 Edition
Virgin
Vir′gin
,Noun.
[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
. Rev. xiv. 4.
He his flesh hath overcome;
He was a
He was a
virgin
, as he said. Gower.
4.
(Zool.)
Any one of several species of gossamer-winged butterflies of the family
Lycaenidae
. 5.
(Zool.)
A female insect producing eggs from which young are hatched, though there has been no fecundation by a male; a parthenogenetic insect.
The Virgin
, or The Blessed Virgin
the Virgin Mary, the Mother of
– Jesus Christ
. Virgin’s bower
(Bot.)
, a name given to several climbing plants of the genus
Clematis
, as Clematis Vitalba
of Europe, and Clematis Virginiana
of North America.Vir′gin
,Adj.
1.
Being a virgin; chaste; of or pertaining to a virgin; becoming a virgin; maidenly; modest; indicating modesty;
“Virgin shame.” as, a
. virgin
blushCowley.
Innocence and
That would be wooed, and unsought be won.
virgin
modesty . . . That would be wooed, and unsought be won.
Milton.
2.
Pure; undefiled; unmixed; fresh; new;
“Virgin Dutch.” as,
virgin
soil; virgin
gold. G. W. Cable.
The white cold
virgin
snow upon my heart. Shakespeare
A few ounces of mutton, with a little
virgin
oil. Landor.
3.
Not yet pregnant; impregnant.
Milton.
Vir′gin
,Verb.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Virgin
VIR'GIN
,Noun.
1.
A woman who has had no carnal knowledge of man.2.
A woman not a mother. [Unusual.]3.
The sign Virgo. [See Virgo.]VIR'GIN
,Adj.
1.
Pure; untouched; as virgin gold.2.
Fresh; new; unused; as virgin soil.VIR'GIN
,Verb.
I.