ogress
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈəʊɡɹɛs/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈoʊɡɹɛs/
Noun
ogress (plural ogresses)
- A female ogre
- 1887, Marie Corelli, Thelma
- Dear me, Mimsey!. . . you are perfectly outrageous! Do you think I'm an ogress ready to eat her up? On the contrary, I mean to be a friend to her.
- 1887, Marie Corelli, Thelma
- A fierce, unfriendly woman.
Translations
Etymology 2
From Old French ogoesse
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈəʊɡɹəs/
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