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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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