Virginals is an English word. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Virginals meaning
Alternative form of virginal.
Using Virginals
- The main meaning on this page is: Alternative form of virginal.
- In the example corpus, virginals often appears in combinations such as: the virginals.
Context around Virginals
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Virginals
- In this selection, "virginals" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 28.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, encased and main stand out and add context to how "virginals" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an 8 virginals encased in and at the virginals. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "virginals" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with virginals
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
There is no historical evidence regarding Vermeer's interest in optics, aside from the accurately observed mirror reflection above the lady at the virginals. (24 words)
In the Low Countries, an ottavino was commonly paired with an 8' virginals, encased in a small cubby under the soundboard of the larger instrument. (25 words)
It was also postulated that a camera obscura was the mechanical cause of the "exaggerated" perspective seen in Lady at the Virginals with a Gentleman (London, Royal Collection ). (28 words)
Virginals main The virginal is a smaller and simpler rectangular form of the harpsichord having only one string per note; the strings run parallel to the keyboard, which is on the long side of the case. (36 words)
Whitelock, p. 27 In July 1520, when scarcely four and a half years old, she entertained a visiting French delegation with a performance on the virginals (a type of harpsichord ). (30 words)
It was also postulated that a camera obscura was the mechanical cause of the "exaggerated" perspective seen in Lady at the Virginals with a Gentleman (London, Royal Collection ). (28 words)
Example sentences (5)
In the Low Countries, an ottavino was commonly paired with an 8' virginals, encased in a small cubby under the soundboard of the larger instrument.
It was also postulated that a camera obscura was the mechanical cause of the "exaggerated" perspective seen in Lady at the Virginals with a Gentleman (London, Royal Collection ).
There is no historical evidence regarding Vermeer's interest in optics, aside from the accurately observed mirror reflection above the lady at the virginals.
Virginals main The virginal is a smaller and simpler rectangular form of the harpsichord having only one string per note; the strings run parallel to the keyboard, which is on the long side of the case.
Whitelock, p. 27 In July 1520, when scarcely four and a half years old, she entertained a visiting French delegation with a performance on the virginals (a type of harpsichord ).
Common combinations with virginals
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: