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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