maiden Copy link Outline I. Lit.1. virgĭnālis, e (proper to a virgin)2. virgĭneus (= preced., but poet.)3. puellārisII. Fig. • maiden ; maidenly I. Lit.: 1. virgĭnālis, e (proper to a virgin): m. attire, v. habitus atque vestitus, Cic. Verr. 4, 3, 5: m. modesty, v. verecundia, id. Quint. 11, fin. 2. virgĭneus (= preced., but poet.): Virg.: Ov. 3. puellāris: v. girlish. II. Fig.: virgo: Plin.: v. virgin (adj.). Phr.: a m. speech, *prima oratio: m. assize, *conventus purus (?).