odalisque

or o·da·lisk

[ ohd-l-isk ]

/ ˈoʊd l ɪsk /

noun

a female slave or concubine in a harem, especially in that of the sultan of Turkey.

(initial capital letter) any of a number of representations of such a woman or of a similar subject, as by Ingres or Matisse.

Origin of odalisque

1675–85; <French, alteration of earlier odalique (with -s- perhaps from -esque-esque) <Turkish odalιk concubine, equivalent to oda room + -lιk noun suffix of appurtenance

Words nearby odalisque

oculus, ocy-, od, oda, odah, odalisque, Oda Nobunaga, O'Day, odd, oddball, odd couple

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Example sentences from the Web for odalisque

To his surprise he found that it was not there; the odalisque had taken it.
The Golden Age in Transylvania|Mr Jkai
It is in this act that the devil and his wife enter disguised, the former as a slave merchant, the latter as an odalisque.
The Complete Opera Book|Gustav Kobb
This had been begun forty years before, at the time of the early “Bathers” and “Odalisque.”
Ingres|A. J. Finberg
I always thought a pagoda was a sort of odalisque—isn't that right?
Austin and His Friends|Frederic H. Balfour

And finally by an odalisque, who fills his goblet with the foaming infusion of malt and hops.
Caught In The Net|Emile Gaboriau

British Dictionary definitions for odalisque

odalisque

odalisk

/ (ˈəʊdəlɪsk) /

noun

a female slave or concubine

Word Origin for odalisque

C17: via French, changed from Turkish ōdalik, from ōdah room + -lik n suffix

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单词	odalisque
释义	odalisque or o·da·lisk [ ohd-l-isk ] / ˈoʊd l ɪsk / noun a female slave or concubine in a harem, especially in that of the sultan of Turkey. (initial capital letter) any of a number of representations of such a woman or of a similar subject, as by Ingres or Matisse. Origin of odalisque 1675–85; <French, alteration of earlier odalique (with -s- perhaps from -esque-esque) <Turkish odalιk concubine, equivalent to oda room + -lιk noun suffix of appurtenance Words nearby odalisque oculus, ocy-, od, oda, odah, odalisque, Oda Nobunaga, O'Day, odd, oddball, odd couple Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for odalisque To his surprise he found that it was not there; the odalisque had taken it. The Golden Age in Transylvania\|Mr Jkai It is in this act that the devil and his wife enter disguised, the former as a slave merchant, the latter as an odalisque. The Complete Opera Book\|Gustav Kobb This had been begun forty years before, at the time of the early “Bathers” and “Odalisque.” Ingres\|A. J. Finberg I always thought a pagoda was a sort of odalisque—isn't that right? Austin and His Friends\|Frederic H. Balfour And finally by an odalisque, who fills his goblet with the foaming infusion of malt and hops. Caught In The Net\|Emile Gaboriau British Dictionary definitions for odalisque odalisque odalisk / (ˈəʊdəlɪsk) / noun a female slave or concubine Word Origin for odalisque C17: via French, changed from Turkish ōdalik, from ōdah room + -lik n suffix Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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