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Webster 1913 Edition
Odalisque
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Oˊdaˊlisque′
,Noun.
[F., fr. Turk.
odaliq
chambermaid, fr. oda
chamber, room.] A female slave or concubine in the harem of the Turkish sultan.
[Written also
odahlic
, odalisk
, and odalik
.] Not of those that men desire, sleek
Odalisques
, or oracles of mode. Tennyson.
Definition 2024
odalisque
odalisque
English
Odalisque painted by Jules Joseph Lefebvre (1874)
Alternative forms
Noun
odalisque (plural odalisques)
- (historical) A female slave in a harem, especially one in the Ottoman seraglio.
- A desirable or sexually attractive woman.
Antonyms
Translations
a female harem slave
See also
References
- ↑ The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, fourth edition (2008): "odalisque"
French
Etymology
Borrowing from Ottoman Turkish اوطهلق (odalık, “chambermaid”), from اوده (oda, “room”).
Noun
odalisque f (plural odalisques)