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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