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o•gress1  (ō′gris),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mythologya female monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
  2. a monstrously ugly, cruel, or barbarous woman.
  • French ogresse. See ogre, -ess
  • 1705–15
    See -ess. 
o•gress2  (ō′gris),USA pronunciation n. [Heraldry.]
  1. Heraldrya roundel sable. Also called pellet. 
  • origin, originally uncertain 1565–75

'ogress' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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