Amauro/sis

Amazingly, adv . To an amazing degree; wonderfully. Am'azon, n. [Fr. amazone , from Gr. a, priv., and mazos , the breast.] One of the AMAZONS, q. v. - A warlike woman; a virago. - In French fashions, the name A. is also applied to a long dre worn by ladies when riding; and extensively to lady-equestrians themselves. Amazon, in Illinois, a village of Boone co., abt. 15 m. N.E. of Belvidere. Amazons, n . pl . A race of female warriors, of Scythian origin, dwelling on the banks of the Thermodon, in Cappadocia. In order to use their weapons with greater force and precision, their right breasts were burned off or destroyed at an early age. They are mentioned by Homer and Hero dot us, but all accounts concerning the A., although repeated by many authors, have been rejected as fabulous. - The name of A. is now given to the female body-guard of the king of Dahomey, in W. Africa, q . v . They are remarkable for the valor and ferocity they exhibit when engaged in warfare.