virginal membrane n 1: a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin [syn: {hymen}, {maidenhead}, {virginal membrane}]
Virginal \Vir"gin*al\, a. [L. virginalis: cf. F. virginal.] Of or pertaining to a virgin; becoming a virgin; maidenly. "Chastity and honor virginal." --Spenser. [1913 Webster] {Virginal generation} (Biol.), parthenogenesis. {Virginal membrane} (Anat.), the hymen. [1913 Webster]