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- noun A
virginal , amusical instrument in theharpsichord family - noun Plural form of
virginal .
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Examples
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These were sometimes called virginals, and seem to have been used as practice pianos, where the noise of the full tone might have been objectionable.
A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present 1874
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“She insists that all our children learn to play the lute and the virginals and the viol, too.”
Secrets of the Tudor Court Kate Emerson 2010
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“I play the virginals,” Lord Parr confessed, after which he and my mother discussed the merits of that instrument for nearly a quarter of an hour, until Dorothy, with a series of wide but unconvincing yawns, prevailed upon him to escort her to the chamber she shared with several other former maids of honor.
Secrets of the Tudor Court Kate Emerson 2010
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We had one just for music—Will played the virginals while I strummed my lute.
Secrets of the Tudor Court Kate Emerson 2010
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“She insists that all our children learn to play the lute and the virginals and the viol, too.”
Secrets of the Tudor Court Kate Emerson 2010
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We had one just for music—Will played the virginals while I strummed my lute.
Secrets of the Tudor Court Kate Emerson 2010
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Prickle thee good sirloin, fanged studs and virginals into my earldom belt.
Berkeley Stations 2010
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“I play the virginals,” Lord Parr confessed, after which he and my mother discussed the merits of that instrument for nearly a quarter of an hour, until Dorothy, with a series of wide but unconvincing yawns, prevailed upon him to escort her to the chamber she shared with several other former maids of honor.
Secrets of the Tudor Court Kate Emerson 2010
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“I play the virginals,” Lord Parr confessed, after which he and my mother discussed the merits of that instrument for nearly a quarter of an hour, until Dorothy, with a series of wide but unconvincing yawns, prevailed upon him to escort her to the chamber she shared with several other former maids of honor.
Secrets of the Tudor Court Kate Emerson 2010
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We had one just for music—Will played the virginals while I strummed my lute.
Secrets of the Tudor Court Kate Emerson 2010
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