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virgin

1. vir.gin \'v*r-j*n\ n [ME, fr. OF virgine, fr. L virgin-, virgo young 
   woman, virgin] 1a: an unmarried woman devoted to religion  cap  1b: VIRGIN 
   MARY  2a: an absolutely chaste young woman  2b: an unmarried girl or woman  
   3: a person who has not had sexual intercourse  4: a female animal that has 
   never copulated 
2. virgin aj 1: free of impurity or stain : UNSULLIED  2: CHASTE  3: 
   relating to, characteristic of, or befitting a virgin : MODEST  4: FRESH, 
   UNSPOILED; specif : not altered by human act ivity {~ forest} 5a: being 
   used or worked for the first time  5b: INITIAL, FIRST  6a: NATIVE {~ 
   sulfur}  of a vegetable oil  6b: obtained from the first light pressing and 
   without heating  7: produced directly from ore or by primary smelting - 
   used of metal