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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Virago \Vi*ra"go\ (?; 277), n.; pl {Viragoes}. [L. virago,
-intis, from vir a man. See {Virile}.]
1. A woman of extraordinary stature, strength, and courage; a
woman who has the robust body and masculine mind of a man;
a female warrior.
To arms! to arms! the fierce virago cries. --Pope.
2. Hence a mannish woman; a bold, turbulent woman; a
termagant; a vixen.
Virago . . . serpent under femininity. --Chaucer.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
virago
n 1: a noisy or scolding or domineering woman
2: a large strong and aggressive woman [syn: {amazon}]
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