OGRES

Noun

ogres

plural of ogre

Anagrams

• Geros, Grose, Regos, ergos, goers, gores, gorse, regos, soger

Source: Wiktionary


OGRE

O"gre, n. Etym: [F., fr. Sp. ogro, fr. L. Orcus the god of the infernal regions; also, the lower world, hell.]

Definition: An imaginary monster, or hideous giant of fairy tales, who lived on human beings; hence, any frightful giant; a cruel monster. His schoolroom must have resembled an ogre's den. Maccaulay.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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