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o·gress

1   [oh-gris]
noun
1.
a female monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
2.
a monstrously ugly, cruel, or barbarous woman.
Origin:
1705–15; < French ogresse. See ogre, -ess

Usage note
See -ess.

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o·gress

2   [oh-gris]
noun Heraldry.
a roundel sable.
Also called pellet.

Origin:
1565–75; origin uncertain
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ogre (ˈəʊɡə)
 
—n
1.  (in folklore) a giant, usually given to eating human flesh
2.  any monstrous or cruel person
 
[C18: from French, perhaps from Latin Orcus god of the infernal regions]
 
'ogreish
 
—adj
 
'ogress
 
—fem n

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