Odalisque Definition

ōdəlisk
odalisques
noun
A female slave or concubine in a harem.
Webster's New World
An artistic representation, often highly eroticized, of such a slave.
American Heritage
A conventionalized painting of a reclining odalisque as by Ingres or Matisse.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Odalisque

Noun

Singular:
odalisque
Plural:
odalisques

Origin of Odalisque

  • French from Turkish ōdalik chambermaid ōdah room -lik suff. expressing function

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French, from Ottoman Turkish اوطه"ŒÙ„Ù‚ (odalık, “chambermaid"), from اوده (oda, “room").

    From Wiktionary

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