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o·gress

(ō′grĭs)

1. A female giant or monster in legends and fairy tales that eats humans.

2. A woman who is considered particularly cruel, brutish, or ugly. See Usage Note at -ess.

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o•gress

(ˈoʊ grɪs)

n.

1. a female ogre.

2. a monstrously ugly or cruel woman.

[1705–15; < French ogresse. See ogre, -ess]

usage: See -ess.

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ogress - (folklore) a female ogre

ogre - (folklore) a giant who likes to eat human beings

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ogress

n (Myth) → menschenfressende Riesin; (fig) → Ungeheuer nt, → Unmensch m

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