Definitions for virginals

virginals vir·gin·al

Spelling: [vur-juh-nl]
IPA: /ˈvɜr dʒə nl/

Virginals is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 383 anagrams from letters in virginals (agiilnrsv).

Definitions for virginals

noun

  1. Often, virginals. a rectangular harpsichord with the strings stretched parallel to the keyboard, the earlier types placed on a table: popular in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Origin of virginals

First recorded in 1520-30; apparently special use of virginal1

Examples for virginals

After dinner, in her privy-chamber, he gave her a fair pair of virginals.

Bull is most favourably known as a composer for the virginals.

There are interesting old books on the virginals, harpsichord, and spinet.

Sometimes she hunted, your Majesty, and sometimes she played upon the virginals.

Speak, sweeting, since I love thee best of late, And have forsook my virginals for thee.All's beautiful indeed and all unsure?

"plays well on the lute and virginals, sings from book at sight," etc.

There came a sound of music too, as one touched the virginals to a tune of my own country.

We have no precise evidence concerning the original wire gauges of the strings of Italian harpsichords and virginals.

I could as soon have looked to see Moses play the virginals.

The first music ever printed for the virginals was 'Parthenia,' published in London, 1611.

Word Value for virginals
Scrable

13

Words with friends

17

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