Ogress

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ˈəʊɡrÉ™s/
• US IPA: /ˈoÊŠÉ¡rÉ™s/

ogre + -ess

Full definition of ogress

Noun

1. A female ogre
• 1887, Marie Corelli, ThelmaDear 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.
2. A fierce, unfriendly woman.

Pronunciation

From Old French ogoesse

Noun

1. (heraldiccharge) A roundel sable.

Synonyms

• (roundel sable) gunstone, pellet

Anagrams

• gorses
• sogers