ogress

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Quotations 1.2.2 Synonyms

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈəʊgrəs/
• (US) IPA: /ˈoʊgrəs/

[edit] Noun

ogress (plural ogresses)

1. A female ogre
2. (heraldry) A roundel sable.

[edit] Quotations

• 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."

[edit] Synonyms

• (roundel sable): gunstone, pellet