Madonna /mdn/ (born Madonna Louise Ciccone) (b.1958), American pop singer and actress. She rose to international stardom in the mid-1980s through her records and accompanying videos, cultivating her image as a sex symbol and frequently courting controversy. Among her singles are 'Holiday' (1983), while her albums include Like a Virgin (1984) and Erotica (1992). Probably her best-known film is Desperately Seeking Susan (1985).
panther /panth/ n. ME. [OFr. pantere (mod. panthere) f. L panthera f. Gk panther.] 1 Orig., an exotic animal of the cat family that was supposedly distinct from and larger than the leopard. Now, a leopard, esp. a black one. ME. 2 The puma; the jaguar. US. L17. 3 Strong liquor, usu. spirits, esp. of a local or home manufacture. US slang. M20. 4 ellipt. A member of the Black Panthers. M20.Comb.: panther juice = sense 3 above; panther-lily US a lily, Lilium pardalinum, of the south-western US; also called leopard lily; panther piss = sense 3 above.pantheress n. a female panther; fig. a woman who is fierce or cruel but beautiful: M19. pantherine /-rn, -rn/ a. [L pantherinus] resembling a panther in appearance or fierceness; of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a panther: M17. pantherish a. somewhat resembling or characteristic of a panther L19.[1][1]Excerpted from Oxford Talking Dictionary. Copyright ฉ 1998 The Learning Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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