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odalisque definition

oda·lisque or odalisk o′da·lisk′ (ō′də lisk′)

noun

  1. a female slave or concubine in a harem
  2. a conventionalized painting of a reclining odalisque as by Ingres or Matisse

Etymology: Fr odalisque < Turk ōdalik, chambermaid < ōdah, chamber + -lik, suffix expressing function

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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