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ogress

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.


ogress

2

[ oh-gris ]

noun

, Heraldry.
  1. a roundel sable.

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Gender Note

See -ess.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ogress1

From the French word ogresse, dating back to 1705–15. See ogre, -ess

Origin of ogress2

First recorded in 1565–75; origin uncertain

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Example Sentences

They knew all the secrets of the ogress, and how to wheedle and coax her.

Scarcely has the fecundation been finished when the ogress turns, leaping, and devours the suitor on the very spot of his amours.

An ogre or ogress without a daughter, real or adopted, lacks the first requisite for doing a successful business.

It is in the third that the Ogress dwells, unless, indeed, she has already set out upon her nocturnal hunt for human flesh.

It is a sort of ogre's castle, and your aunt, 'savin' yer presince,' is the ogress.

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