virgin

Speech parts

1. virgin - Noun

2. virgin - Adjective

3. virgin - Verb

4. virgin - Adjective Satellite

5. Virgin - Proper noun

Meaning

A woman who has had no carnal knowledge of man; a maid.

A person of the male sex who has not known sexual indulgence.

See Virgo.

Any one of several species of gossamer-winged butterflies of the family Lycaenidae.

A female insect producing eggs from which young are hatched, though there has been no fecundation by a male; a parthenogenetic insect.

Being a virgin; chaste; of or pertaining to a virgin; becoming a virgin; maidenly; modest; indicating modesty; as, a virgin blush.

Pure; undefiled; unmixed; fresh; new; as, virgin soil; virgin gold.

Not yet pregnant; impregnant.

To act the virgin; to be or keep chaste; -- followed by it. See It, 5.

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The Virgin Mary, being obedient to his word, received from an angel the glad tidings that she would bear God. Irenaeus

I slept with faith and found a corpse in my arms on awakening; I drank and danced all night with doubt and found her a virgin in the morning. Aleister Crowley

This is virgin territory out here for whorehouses. Al Capone

When your drunk the old woman tastes like a virgin.. Gypsy Proverb

To heal the lovers aching heart, Give him a virgin to wed. Kiganda Proverb

Trust the virgin and don't run. Portuguese Proverb

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