“virgin 's”

The following 3 entries include the term virgin 's.

virgin's bower

noun

: any of several usually small-flowered and climbing clematises (especially Clematis virginiana)

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purple virgin's-bower

noun

: a partly woody vine (Clematis verticillaris) of northeastern North America with waxy purplish blue flowers

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virgin's milk

noun, often capitalized V

: a former cosmetic consisting either of the tincture of benzoin or some balsam or of lead subacetate precipitated by addition of water

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