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Definition of Ogress
1. Noun. (folklore) a female ogre.
Definition of Ogress
1. n. A female ogre.
Definition of Ogress
1. Noun. A female ogre ¹
2. Noun. (heraldiccharge) A roundel sable. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ogress
1. a female ogre [n -ES] - See also: ogre
Medical Definition of Ogress
1. A female ogre. Origin: F.ogresse. See Ogre. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ogress
Literary usage of Ogress
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by Folklore Society (Great Britain) (1901)
"But the girl waited in hiding, and only came out when the ogress swore by her
strength not ... Then the ogress asked her what she wanted, and the girl said, ..."
2. Hawthorne and His Circle by Julian Hawthorne (1903)
"... sticks—The coasts of England—A string of sleepy donkeys—Unutterable
boy-thoughts—Grins and chuckles like an ogress— Hideous maternal parody—The adorable ..."
3. Buddhist Legends by Buddhaghoṣa (1921)
"The ogress disguised herself as a dear friend of the young woman and went to ...
said the ogress. "In the inner room; she has just given birth to a child. ..."
4. A Cyclopedia of Missions: Containing a Comprehensive View of Missionary by Harvey Newcomb (1855)
"... S-ogress. The boys are ten in number. At ua. Mr. Swan is surrounded by a number
of Buriat youth, who have been brought under tlio influence of religion, ..."
5. An Elementary Palaung Grammar by Mary Lewis Harper Milne (1921)
"Sa-ngi dm ya (l) pal ka gwai, °3 ya pal Igh vlr ta day that egress not was ogress
went wander to or stayed son oyen, An (2) d§k l§k dC ra-ban ..."
6. Cinderella: Three Hundred and Forty-five Variants of Cinderella, Catskin by Marian Roalfe Cox (1892)
"ogress changes heroine's mother into form of lost sheep, takes her place, ...
Prince pushes ogress' daughter into river to form bridge ; crosses it with ..."
7. Mrs. Skagg's Husbands: And Other Sketches by Bret Harte (1873)
"They knew all the secrets of the ogress, and how to wheedle and coax her.
They were also the favorites of ..."
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