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Look up: ogre

  1. ogre
    [n] - (folklore) a giant who likes to eat human beings
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Ogre
    O"gre (ō"gẽr) noun [ French, from Spanish ogro , from Latin Orcus the god of the infernal regions; also, the lower world, hell.] An imaginary monster, or hideous giant of fairy tales, who lived on human beings; hence, any frightful giant; a cruel monster. « His schoolroom must have resembled an ogre's den.» Maccaulay.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/O/15

  3. ogre
    noun (folklore) a giant who likes to eat human beings
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  4. Ogre
    An `ogre` (feminine: `ogress`) is a large, mean and hideous humanoid monster. Ogres are often depicted in fairy tales and folklore as feeding on human beings, and have appeared in many classic works of literature. In art, ogres are often depicted with a large head, abundant hair and beard, a huge belly, and a strong body. The term is often applied in a metaphorical sense to disgusting persons who exploit, brutalize or devour their victims. The t...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogre

  5. Ogre
    An `ogre` (feminine: `ogress`) is a large, mean and hideous humanoid monster. Ogres are often depicted in fairy tales and folklore as feeding on human beings, and have appeared in many classic works of literature. In art, ogres are often depicted with a large head, abundant hair and beard, a huge belly, and a strong body. The term is often applied in a metaphorical sense to disgusting persons who exploit, brutalize or devour their victims. The t...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogre

  6. Ogre
    • (n.) An imaginary monster, or hideous giant of fairy tales, who lived on human beings; hence, any frightful giant; a cruel monster.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  7. ogre
    a hideous giant represented in fairy tales and folklore as feeding on human beings. The word gained popularity from its use in the late 17th century ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/o/9

  8. ogre
    1. a cruel wicked and inhuman person
    2. (folklore) a giant who likes to eat human beings

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1 December 2008

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