Meanings
nounvirguncule (plural virguncules)
plural virguncules
- rareA young virgin.
To the regret of the assembled virguncules he broke in upon her.
1930, Christopher Morley, Rudolph and Amina, page 781 more example
There are the virguncules of Somerville and Lady Margaret's Hall; but beauty and the lust for learning have yet to be allied.
1911, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson
Origin
- Latinvirguncula
- Englishvirguncule
From Latin virguncula, diminutive of virgō (“virgin”).
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