virginal
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Set in Rome in 1971 just before the events of the first movie, “The First Omen’s” central figure is Margaret Daino, a dewy, virginal American novitiate played by Nell Tiger Free.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 5, 2024
While as a piece of sculpture, the first Barbie doll was virtually indistinguishable from the Lilli doll, Handler positioned Barbie as a wholesome, virginal, all-American girl next door.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2023
“We can see the virginal expectancy — the purity — that has turned into puffy-eyed self-righteousness,” Ms. Kael wrote.
From New York Times ● Sep. 24, 2022
In 1978’s “Grease,” she starred as the virginal Sandy Olsson, the new girl at Rydell High School circa 1959, taunted by the in-crowd for her shyness and prim apparel.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 9, 2022
I had some success with the strings of the lute, but my fingers fumbled on the keys of the virginal.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
Vermeer's the Music Lesson aka A lady at the virginals with a gentleman.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2012
A motley sisterhood of keyboard instruments — virginals, clavichords, harpsichords — squat on platforms and tables.
From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2010
The royalty checks helped Mr. Hogwood build up an already formidable musical library of historical instruments, including clavichords, spinets, virginals and fortepianos.
From Washington Post
Fired with enthusiasm, he began to collect viols, lutes, virginals and other old instruments, studied their construction and taught himself how to play them.
From Time Magazine Archive
Likewise the keyboard music of sixteenth-century English composers Thomas Tallis, William Byrd and John Redford, which was originally intended to be sung, was soon adapted, by them and others, into music tailor-made for the virginals.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
