virginal

 
Pronunciation: /ˈvəːdʒɪn(ə)l/

adjective

  • being, relating to, or appropriate for a virgin: virginal shyness

noun

(usually virginals)
  • an early spinet with the strings parallel to the keyboard, typically rectangular, and popular in 16th and 17th century houses.

Derivatives

virginalist

noun

virginally

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin virginalis, from virgo 'young woman'. The musical instrument is perhaps so called because it was usually played by young women