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tigress

noun
/ˈtaɪ.ɡɹɪs/

Etymology

From French tigresse, corresponding to tiger + -ess.

  1. derived from *(s)teyg-✻ — “to pierce, prick, be sharp”
  2. derived from τίγρις
  3. derived from tigris
  4. inherited from tigras
  5. inherited from tygre
  6. formed as tigress — “tiger + -ess”

Definitions

  1. A female tiger

    A female tiger; a she-tiger.

    • So-al was a mighty fine-looking girl, built like a tigress as to strength and sinuosity, but withal sweet and womanly.
    • Indestructibly seductive at 79, this greatest and wittiest of all singing tigresses has lasted even longer on the stage than the original glamorous grandmother, Marlene Dietrich.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA