transitive verb.
To act coyly like a maiden; -- with it as an indefinite object.
transitive verb.
the smaller quaking grass.
transitive verb.
See Ginkgo.
noun.
An unmarried woman; a girl or woman who has not experienced sexual intercourse; a virgin; a maid.
noun.
A female servant.
noun.
An instrument resembling the guillotine, formerly used in Scotland for beheading criminals.
noun.
A machine for washing linen.
adjective.
Of or pertaining to a maiden, or to maidens; suitable to, or characteristic of, a virgin.
adjective.
Never having been married; not having had sexual intercourse; virgin; -- said usually of the woman, but sometimes of the man.
adjective.
Fresh; innocent; unpolluted; pure; hitherto unused.
adjective.
Used of a fortress, signifying that it has never been captured, or violated.
adjective.
an assize which there is no criminal prosecution; an assize which is unpolluted with blood. It was usual, at such an assize, for the sheriff to present the judge with a pair of white gloves.
adjective.
the surname of a woman before her marriage.
adjective.
See under Pink.
adjective.
a West Indian tree (Comocladia integrifolia) with purplish drupes. The sap of the tree is glutinous, and gives a persistent black stain.
adjective.
the first speech made by a person, esp. by a new member in a public body.
adjective.
the tower most capable of resisting an enemy.
adjective.
the first regular service voyage of a ship.