Odalisque

//ˈoʊdlɪsk// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A female slave in a harem, especially one in the Ottoman seraglio. historical

    "When the young Mauretanians were his guests in the little houses before the town gates, and he was of a good humour, it would come about that he displayed his odalisques as others would their jewels."

  2. 2
    a woman slave in a harem wordnet
  3. 3
    A desirable or sexually attractive woman.

Synonyms

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adventuressaspasiabeautiful womanbondmaidbondmanbondslave

Antonyms

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virago

Example

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"When the young Mauretanians were his guests in the little houses before the town gates, and he was of a good humour, it would come about that he displayed his odalisques as others would their jewels."

Etymology

Borrowed from French odalisque, from Ottoman Turkish اوطهلق (odalık, “chambermaid”), from اوده (oda, “room”).

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