Definitions for ogressˈoʊ grɪs

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

o•gress*ˈoʊ grɪs(n.)

  1. a female ogre.

    Category: Mythology

  2. a monstrously ugly or cruel woman.

* Usage: See -ess.

Origin of ogress:

1705–15; < F ogresse. See ogre , -ess

Princeton's WordNet

  1. ogress(noun)

    (folklore) a female ogre

Wiktionary

  1. ogress(Noun)

    A female ogre

  2. ogress(Noun)

    A roundel sable.


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