a. [ L. virginalis: cf. F. virginal. ] Of or pertaining to a virgin; becoming a virgin; maidenly. “Chastity and honor virginal.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
Virginal generation (Biol.),
Virginal membrane (Anat.),
n. [ Cf. F. virginale; -- probably so called from being used by young girls, or virgins. ] (Mus.) An instrument somewhat resembling the spinet, but having a rectangular form, like the small piano. It had strings and keys, but only one wire to a note. The instrument was used in the sixteenth century, but is now wholly obsolete. It was sometimes called a pair of virginals. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To play with the fingers, as if on a virginal; to tap or pat. [ Obs. ] “Still virginaling upon his palm!” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]