virginals

  • 1virginals — (n.) small harpsichord, 1520s, evidently from VIRGIN (Cf. virgin), but the connection is unclear, unless it means an instrument played by girls …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 2Virginals — Virginal redirects here. For other uses, see Virginal (disambiguation). Virginals Flemish virginals (Paris, Musée de la Musique). Note the inset keyboard placed left of centre. Classification Keyboard instrument Playing rang …

    Wikipedia

  • 3virginals — ● virginal, virginals nom masculin ou virginale nom féminin (anglais virginal) Épinette rectangulaire très répandue en Angleterre au XVIIe s., où elle suscita un vaste répertoire. ● virginal, virginals (difficultés) nom masculin …

    Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 4virginals — noun a ; a musical instrument in the harpsichord family …

    Wiktionary

  • 5virginals — vir|gin|als [ˈvə:dʒınəlz US ˈvə:r ] n [plural] a small square musical instrument like a piano with no legs, popular in the 16th and 17th centuries …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 6virginals — vir|gin|als [ vɜrdʒınlz ] noun plural a musical instrument similar to a small piano that was used in the 16th and 17th centuries …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 7virginals — n. antique musical instrument that is similar to the harpsichord and is often legless …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 8virginals — noun (plural) a small square musical instrument like a piano with no legs, popular in the 16th and 17th centuries …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 9virginals — UK [ˈvɜː(r)dʒɪn(ə)lz] / US [ˈvɜrdʒɪn(ə)lz] noun [plural] a musical instrument similar to a small piano that was used in the 16th and 17th centuries …

    English dictionary

  • 10virginals —   n. kind of spinet of 16th and 17th centuries …

    Dictionary of difficult words