ogress
1
[
oh
-gris]
/ˈoʊ grɪs/
noun
1.
a 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.
Origin
1705-15;
<
French
ogresse.
See
ogre
,
-ess
Usage note
See
-ess.
ogress
2
[
oh
-gris]
/ˈoʊ grɪs/
noun
,
Heraldry.
1.
a roundel sable.
Also called
pellet
.
Origin
1565-75;
origin uncertain
Examples from the web for
ogress
Hardly had she finished speaking when sure enough in came the
ogress
, singing as she walked.