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noun
- 1. a female slave or concubine in a harem, especially one in the seraglio of the Sultan of Turkey. historical
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An odalisque (Ottoman Turkish: اوطهلق, Turkish: odalık) was a chambermaid or a female attendant in a Turkish seraglio, particularly the court ladies in the household of the Ottoman sultan.
1. : an enslaved woman. 2. : a concubine in a harem. Examples of odalisque in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web In art history, the odalisque is a female figure in repose, her body splayed out for the viewer’s eye to devour.
Odalisque definition: a female slave or concubine in a harem, especially in that of the sultan of Turkey.. See examples of ODALISQUE used in a sentence.
Jun 27, 2024 · the "odalisque" family. a woman slave in a harem.
odalisque, n. & adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
noun. 1. a female slave or concubine in a harem, esp. in that of the sultan of Turkey. 2. (cap) any of a number of representations of such a woman or of a similar subject, as by Ingres or Matisse. Also: odalisk. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
1. A woman slave in a harem. 2. An artistic representation, often highly eroticized, of such a slave.
An odalisque ( Ottoman Turkish: اوطهلق, Turkish: odalık) was a chambermaid or a female attendant in a Turkish seraglio, particularly the court ladies in the household of the Ottoman sultan. In orientalist art. In western usage, the term came to mean the harem concubine. They were often shown in paintings. They started a genre.
Jun 2, 2024 · odalisque (plural odalisques) ( historical) A female slave in a harem, especially one in the Ottoman seraglio . A desirable or sexually attractive woman.
How to use . odalisque in a sentenceOtherwise the relation degrades her; she is little better than an odalisque; and such I decline to see you.
