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Webster 1913 Edition

Ogress

O′gress

,

Noun.

[F.

ogresse

. See

.]

A female ogre.

Tennyson.

Definition 2025

ogress

ogress

English

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈəʊɡrəs/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈoʊɡrəs/

Noun

ogress ‎(plural ogresses)

A female ogre
- 1887, Marie Corelli, Thelma
  Dear me, Mimsey!. . . you are perfectly outrageous! Do you think I'm an ogress ready to eat her up? On the contrary, I mean to be a friend to her.
A fierce, unfriendly woman.

Translations

female ogre

Italian: orchessa f
Japanese: 鬼女 (ja) ‎(kijo)
Malayalam: രാക്ഷസി ‎(rākṣasi)

Russian: зла́я ба́ба f ‎(zlája bába)(fierce woman)
Spanish: orca (es) f

Etymology 2

From Old French ogoesse

Noun

ogress ‎(plural ogresses)

(heraldry) A roundel sable.

Synonyms

(roundel sable): gunstone, pellet

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