Meaning of ODALISQUE
| Pronunciation: | | 'owdlisk
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| | Definition: | | [n] a woman who cohabits with an important man |
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| | Synonyms: | | concubine, courtesan, doxy, paramour |
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| | See Also: | | fancy woman, kept woman, mistress | |
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| | Definition: | | Odalisque
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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