Virago

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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              To arms! to arms! the fierce virago cries. --Pope.
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     2. Hence, a mannish woman; a bold, turbulent woman; a
        termagant; a vixen.
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              Virago . . . serpent under femininity. --Chaucer.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  virago
       n 1: a noisy or scolding or domineering woman
       2: a large strong and aggressive woman [syn: {amazon}]
       [also: {viragoes} (pl)]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  78 Moby Thesaurus words for "virago":
     Jezebel, Mafioso, Xanthippe, Young Turk, amazon, androgyne,
     battle-ax, beast, beldam, berserk, berserker, bitch, bitch-kitty,
     bomber, brute, butch, cat, common scold, demon, devil, dragon,
     dyke, fiend, fire-eater, firebrand, fishwife, fury, goon, gorilla,
     grimalkin, gunsel, hag, hardnose, harpy, hell-raiser, hellcat,
     hellhag, hellhound, hellion, holy terror, hood, hoodlum, hothead,
     hotspur, hoyden, incendiary, killer, lesbian, mad dog, madcap,
     monster, mugger, ogress, rapist, revolutionary, romp, savage,
     scold, she-devil, she-wolf, shrew, siren, spitfire, termagant,
     terror, terrorist, tiger, tigress, tomboy, tough, tough guy,
     ugly customer, violent, vixen, wild beast, wildcat, witch, wolf