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Odalisque
O`da`lisque' noun [ French, from Turk. odaliq chambermaid, from 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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odalisque
A female slave or concubine in the harem of the Turkish sultan. ... Alternative forms: odahlic, odalisk, and odalik] 'Not of those that men desire, sleek Odalisques, or oracles of mode.' (Tennyson) ... Origin: F, fr. Turk. Odaliq chambermaid, fr. Oda chamber, room. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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Odalisque
An `odalisque` ( ) was a virgin female slave who could rise in status to be a concubine or a wife in Ottoman Seraglios. Most were part of the harem of the Turkish sultan.
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Odalisque
• (n.) A female slave or concubine in the harem of the Turkish sultan.
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