n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;. ] 1. One of a fabulous race of female warriors in Scythia; hence, a female warrior. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A tall, strong, masculine woman; a virago. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) A name numerous species of South American parrots of the genus Chrysotis [ 1913 Webster ]

Amazon ant (Zool.), a species of ant (Polyergus rufescens), of Europe and America. They seize by conquest the larvæ and nymphs of other species and make slaves of them in their own nests. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Pertaining to or resembling an Amazon; of masculine manners; warlike. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or pertaining to the river Amazon in South America, or to its valley. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Named from the river Amazon. ] (Min.) A variety of feldspar, having a verdigris-green color. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to mazology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One versed in mazology or mastology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. mazo`s the breast + -logy. ] Same as Mastology. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. A Polish dance, or the music which accompanies it, usually in 3-4 or 3-8 measure, with a strong accent on the second beat. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; smell, odor + &unr_; broth: cf. F. osmazôme. ] (Old Chem.) A substance formerly supposed to give to soup and broth their characteristic odor, and probably consisting of one or several of the class of nitrogenous substances which are called extractives. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. estramaçon, It. stramazzone. ] A direct descending blow with the edge of a sword. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]