ogress
1a female monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
a monstrously ugly, cruel, or barbarous woman.
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a roundel sable.
Origin of ogress
2- Also called pellet.
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How to use ogress in a sentence
They knew all the secrets of the ogress, and how to wheedle and coax her.
Legends and Tales | Bret HarteScarcely has the fecundation been finished when the ogress turns, leaping, and devours the suitor on the very spot of his amours.
The Natural Philosophy of Love | Remy de GourmontAn ogre or ogress without a daughter, real or adopted, lacks the first requisite for doing a successful business.
It is in the third that the ogress dwells, unless, indeed, she has already set out upon her nocturnal hunt for human flesh.
Egypt (La Mort De Philae) | Pierre LotiIt is a sort of ogre's castle, and your aunt, 'savin' yer presince,' is the ogress.
Patty's Perversities | Arlo Bates
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