ODALISQUE
odalisque
(noun) a woman slave in a harem
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
odalisque (plural odalisques)
(historical) A female slave in a harem, especially one in the Ottoman seraglio.
A desirable or sexually attractive woman.
Antonyms
• virago
Anagrams
• odaliques
Source: Wiktionary
O`da`lisque", n. Etym: [F., fr. Turk. odaliq chambermaid, fr. oda chamber, room.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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