virgular, a.
(ˈvɜːgjʊlə(r))
[f. L. virgula (see prec.) + -ar1.]
† 1. Of musical syncopation: Denoted by a small dash or stroke. Obs.—1
| 1609 Douland Ornith. Microl. 51 To the same Signe there may belong a double Diminution, to wit; virgular and numerall, thus: 𝄵 2. Virgular syncopation is much used. |
2. Of Ogham characters, etc.: Having the shape of small thin rods; consisting of slender rod-like lines or strokes.
| 1827 G. Higgins Celtic Druids 3 Another example of an Irish character called a virgular ogham. Ibid. 35 The virgular alphabets of the Druids. |