virago
from
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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from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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
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