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1 vestal
['vest(ə)l] 1. сущ.1) ист.; = vestal virgin весталка (жрица в храме Весты в Риме, давшая обет целомудрия)2)а) девственницаб) ирон. старая дева3) монахиняSyn:2. прил.2) девственный, непорочный, целомудренный, чистыйSyn:3) ирон. стародевический
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