Definition of "ogress" []

• A female giant or monster in legends and fairy tales that eats humans. (noun)
• A woman who is felt to be particularly cruel, brutish, or hideous. (noun)

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• "She, believing it was her mother (for she called the ogress mother), lowered her tresses, and the prince climbed boldly up."
• "(I.F.T. 175-176, 51.) (6) Other malignant actions: ogress is a witch and deceives heroine by tricks; has her seven human co-wives blinded; tries to destroy her stepson by tricks; tries to drag hero into the glittering well; ogress gambles with hero and first wins his companions, his hawk, and himself, but subsequently loses her dog, her hawk, and hero to hero's brother; [variant told in Legends of the Panjâb]."
• "O.D.D. 40.) (4) Do domestic service: ogress is a maid."