All 5 Uses of
ogre
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- "Has the Corsican ogre broken loose?" cried a third.†
Chpt 9-10 *
- The Corsican Ogre.†
Chpt 11-12
- "Say this to him: 'Sire, you are deceived as to the feeling in France, as to the opinions of the towns, and the prejudices of the army; he whom in Paris you call the Corsican ogre, who at Nevers is styled the usurper, is already saluted as Bonaparte at Lyons, and emperor at Grenoble.†
Chpt 11-12
- "Ah, ha," cried Danglars, "this fellow is more like an ogre than anything else; however, I am rather too old and tough to be very good eating!"†
Chpt 115-116
- We see that Danglars was collected enough to jest; at the same time, as though to disprove the ogreish propensities, the man took some black bread, cheese, and onions from his wallet, which he began devouring voraciously.†
Chpt 115-116
Definition:
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(ogre) fairy tales: a frightening giant -- especially one who likes to eat people
or:
an evil, hideous, and frightening person