HyperDic: pair_of_virginals

English > 1 sense of the expression pair of virginals:
NOUNartifactpair of virginals, virginala legless rectangular harpsichord
English > pair of virginals: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA legless rectangular harpsichord; played (usually by women) in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Synonymvirginal
Broaderharpsichord, cembaloA clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots
Spanishespineta, virginal
Catalanespineta, virginal

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