tigressn.

Brit.

/ˈtʌɪɡrᵻs/,

/tʌɪˈɡrɛs/, U.S.

/ˈtaɪɡrəs/

Forms: (Also 1800s tigeress.)

Etymology: < tiger n. + -ess suffix¹, after French tigresse.

1. A female tiger.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > [noun] > genus Panthera > panthera tigris (tiger) > male or female

dog1555

tigress1611

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Tigresse, a Tigresse, a she Tiger.

1630 P. Massinger Renegado iii. v. sig. G4^v If Christians haue mothers, sure they share in The tigresse fiercenesse.

1647 R. Stapleton tr. Juvenal Sixteen Satyrs xv. 278 The Indian tigresses firme peace enjoy.

1891 E. Peacock Narcissa Brendon II. 117 She turned on him like a tigress at bay.

a. figurative. A fierce, cruel, or tiger-like woman: cf. tiger n. 4.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > fierceness > [noun] > person or being > female

tigress1700

she-dragon1753

1700 P. Motteux Don Quixote II. i. iv. iv. 400 I never will give any body reason to call me Tigress and Lioness.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Tigress,..a ranting Woman, a cruel Mistress.

1871 M. Collins Marquis & Merchant I. iii. 121 The proper subjugation of the young heiress and tigress.

†b. A vulgarly or obtrusively overdressed woman: cf. tiger n. 7. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [noun] > one who is over-dressed

tiger1827

tigress1836

1836 New Monthly Mag. 48 460 Tigresses, too, shone in a near approach to nudity, in Greek draperies and a Brutus' wig.

Compounds

attributive and in other combinations, as tigress-heart, tigress-like adj.

ΚΠ

1844 L. S. Costello Béarn & Pyrenees: Legendary Tour II. 341 Adieu, tigress-heart! Shepherdess without affection.

1910 Q. Rev. Jan. 13 Started in tigress-like revenge by a lady of quality.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tigress
释义	tigressn. Brit. /ˈtʌɪɡrᵻs/, /tʌɪˈɡrɛs/, U.S. /ˈtaɪɡrəs/ Forms: (Also 1800s tigeress.) Etymology: < tiger n. + -ess suffix¹, after French tigresse. 1. A female tiger. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > [noun] > genus Panthera > panthera tigris (tiger) > male or female dog1555 tigress1611 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Tigresse, a Tigresse, a she Tiger. 1630 P. Massinger Renegado iii. v. sig. G4^v If Christians haue mothers, sure they share in The tigresse fiercenesse. 1647 R. Stapleton tr. Juvenal Sixteen Satyrs xv. 278 The Indian tigresses firme peace enjoy. 1891 E. Peacock Narcissa Brendon II. 117 She turned on him like a tigress at bay. 2. a. figurative. A fierce, cruel, or tiger-like woman: cf. tiger n. 4. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > fierceness > [noun] > person or being > female tigress1700 she-dragon1753 1700 P. Motteux Don Quixote II. i. iv. iv. 400 I never will give any body reason to call me Tigress and Lioness. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Tigress,..a ranting Woman, a cruel Mistress. 1871 M. Collins Marquis & Merchant I. iii. 121 The proper subjugation of the young heiress and tigress. †b. A vulgarly or obtrusively overdressed woman: cf. tiger n. 7. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [noun] > one who is over-dressed tiger1827 tigress1836 1836 New Monthly Mag. 48 460 Tigresses, too, shone in a near approach to nudity, in Greek draperies and a Brutus' wig. Compounds attributive and in other combinations, as tigress-heart, tigress-like adj. ΚΠ 1844 L. S. Costello Béarn & Pyrenees: Legendary Tour II. 341 Adieu, tigress-heart! Shepherdess without affection. 1910 Q. Rev. Jan. 13 Started in tigress-like revenge by a lady of quality. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1611
随便看	set a fire in, on, upon, of, now only to set a fire under set a footing set a gloss upon set a good example set a good face on set a great price, rate, store upon set a hatch before the door set a little price, rate, store upon set a match in set a match to set a match under set a nonplus on set a on broach set a period to set a person against set a person apart from the crowd set a person at light set a person back on her heels set a person back on his heels set a person by the heels set a person cock-a-hoop set a person cockahoop set a person forth set a person light