virgin

virgin
vir•gin
[[t]ˈvɜr dʒɪn[/t]] n.
1) sex a person who has never had sexual intercourse
2) sex an unmarried girl or woman
3) rel the Virgin, Mary, the mother of Jesus
4) cvb inf Informal. any person who is uninitiated, uninformed, or the like
5) zool. an animal, esp. a female, that has not copulated
6) zool.
a) a female insect that lays viable eggs without male fertilization
b) the female resulting from such an egg
7) astron. astrol. (cap.) Virgo
8) sex being a virgin
9) sex of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a virgin
10) pure; unsullied
11) first:
the senator's virgin speech[/ex]
12) without alloy or modification:
virgin gold[/ex]
13) not previously exploited or used:
virgin timberlands[/ex]
14) zool. Zool. not fertilized
15) coo (esp. of olive oil) obtained by the first light pressing and without the application of heat
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Etymology: 1150–1200; ME virgine < AF, OF < L virgin-, s. of virgō

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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