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OGRESS
ogress
(noun) (folklore) a female ogre
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
ogress (plural ogresses)
A female ogre
A fierce, unfriendly woman.
Etymology 2
Noun
ogress (plural ogresses)
(heraldiccharge) A roundel sable.
Synonyms
• (roundel sable): gunstone, pellet
Anagrams
• Gosser, Groses, Grosse, gorses, grosse, sogers
Source: Wiktionary
O"gress, n. Etym: [F.ogresse. See Ogre.]
Definition: A female ogre. Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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