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Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: NUM-ORC |
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OGRE , the name in fairy tales and folk- lore
malignant . monstrous giant who lives on human flesh. The word is French , and occurs first in Charles
Perrault
English
translation
French version of the Arabian Nights in 1713, where it is spelled hogre. Attempts have been made to connect the word with Ugri, the racial name of the Magyars
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