Orcess
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A female orc.
"My gaze fell on an orcess. It was the first time I'd seen a woman from the race of the Firstborn. She looked a lot like Miralissa, except that her hair wasn't gathered into a braid, but a long tail. The orcess was armed with two crooked swords and the sculptor had caught her as she was spinning around."
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More examples"My gaze fell on an orcess. It was the first time I'd seen a woman from the race of the Firstborn. She looked a lot like Miralissa, except that her hair wasn't gathered into a braid, but a long tail. The orcess was armed with two crooked swords and the sculptor had caught her as she was spinning around."
Etymology
From orc + -ess. Piecewise doublet of ogress.
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