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  2  definitions  found 
 
  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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