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Figuratively, an “Amazon” is a large, strong, aggressive woman.
The Amazon River of South America was so named because tribes of women warriors were believed to live along its banks.
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She is dazzlingly fair; and her hair, arranged in waves like an antique amazon's, is stiff and lustrous, as if made of threads of gold.
From Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua by Lee, Vernon
It increased her fear of nature and made her give up her former amazon's life.
From Married by Strindberg, August
With an amazon's strength, she gathered him into her arms, then staggered with him back to his couch, and as she strained him to herself she loudly called his name.
From Flowing Gold by Beach, Rex Ellingwood
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