See Also: virago(medicine)
virago(dictionary)
virago(dictionary)

virago (iou)



virago noun & adjective. OE.
[Latin, from vir man.]
A. noun. Pl. -os.
Woman. Only in biblical allusions with ref. to the name given by Adam to Eve. OE-L16.
A woman of masculine strength or spirit; a female warrior, an amazon. arch. LME.
b. A man of exceptional strength or spirit. rare (Shakes.). L16-E17.
A domineering woman; a fierce or abusive woman. LME.
Clive James A deranged virago who was famous for yelling angry obscenities.
b. adjective. That is a virago; of or pertaining to a virago or viragos. L16.
vira'ginian adjective = viraginous adjective M17.
viraginous adjective of the nature or characteristic of a virago M17.
viragoish adjective resembling or characteristic of a virago L19.