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PAIR OF VIRGINALS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pair of virginals mean?
• PAIR OF VIRGINALS (noun)
The noun PAIR OF VIRGINALS has 1 sense:
1. a legless rectangular harpsichord; played (usually by women) in the 16th and 17th centuries
Familiarity information: PAIR OF VIRGINALS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A legless rectangular harpsichord; played (usually by women) in the 16th and 17th centuries
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
pair of virginals; virginal
Hypernyms ("pair of virginals" is a kind of...):
cembalo; harpsichord (a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots)
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