ogress

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English

Etymology 1

ogre +‎ -ess

Pronunciation

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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.

Related terms

Translations

female ogre

Esperanto: ogrino
Italian: orchessa f
Japanese: 鬼女 (ja) (kijo)
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Malayalam: രാക്ഷസി (rākṣasi)
Russian: зла́я ба́ба f (zlája bába)(fierce woman)
Spanish: orca (es) f

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French ogoesse

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈəʊɡɹəs/

Noun

ogress (plural ogresses)

(heraldry) A roundel sable.

Synonyms

(roundel sable): gunstone, pellet

Anagrams

Gosser, Groses, Grosse, gorses, grosse, sogers

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