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odalisque |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Odalisque \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: odalisque n : a woman who cohabits with an important man [syn: {concubine}, {courtesan}, {doxy}, {paramour}]
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