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Odalisque

Odalisque Meaning & Definition
Odalisque Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Odalisque?

[n] a woman who cohabits with an important man

Synonyms | Synonyms for Odalisque: concubine | courtesan | doxy | paramour

Related Terms | Find terms related to Odalisque: adventuress | Aspasia | bondmaid | bondman | bondslave | bondsman | bondswoman | captive | chattel | chattel slave | churl | concubine | courtesan | debt slave | Delilah | demimondaine | demimonde | demirep | femme fatale | galley slave | harem girl | helot | hetaera | homager | houri | Jezebel | liege | liege man | liege subject | Messalina | peon | Phryne | seductress | serf | servant | slave | subject | temptress | Thais | theow | thrall | vamp | vampire | vassal | villein

See Also | fancy woman | kept woman | mistress

Odalisque In Webster's Dictionary

\O`da`lisque"\, n. [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.

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