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virago |
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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