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Meanings of ogress in English

Heraldic figure, a black circle.

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Usage of ogress in English
1
The figure of Jane Anne loomed before him like an ogress suddenly.
A Prisoner in Fairyland (The Book That 'Uncle Paul' Wrote)
2
Soon they perceived an ogress with a dead man at her side.
Moorish Literature / Comprising Romantic Ballads, Tales of the B...
3
But when the ogress saw her, she cried aloud, O cruel fate!
Stories from the Pentamerone
4
When she had uttered these words an ogress appeared and said: Ah!
Italian Popular Tales
5
Then the ogress could stand it no longer, and died in great anguish.
Italian Popular Tales
6
A terrible ogress once lived in Pokonoket, and devoured everybody she could catch.
The Pot of Gold, and Other Stories
7
He went and did according to the instructions of the ogress.
The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 13
8
With a light heart the young man awaited the return of the ogress.
The Crimson Fairy Book
9
The ogress was obviously skilled in hand-fighting, but the skill was almost superfluous.
Crown of Slaves
10
The ogress, all cut and torn, followed after the lovers, dripping with blood.
Italian Popular Tales
11
Then, thinking he had disposed of the ogress, he went into her house.
The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion
12
She seemed then a bewitching little ogress slowly devouring my handsome Prince Max.
Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy
13
The first demon to threaten Krishna's life is a huge ogress named Putana.
The Loves of Krishna in Indian Painting and Poetry
14
My mother, as well as an ogress, was a Nevada book-canvasser.
The Little Lady of the Big House
15
He went out into the desert and came to the city of the ogress.
Moorish Literature / Comprising Romantic Ballads, Tales of the B...
16
The ogress now broke the Scrag's elbow; then, the other.
Crown of Slaves
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