noun
odalisque
Odalisque (noun) means a woman kept as a slave in a harem, especially in the palace of an Ottoman ruler.
noun
1
A woman kept as a slave in a harem, especially in the palace of an Ottoman ruler.
"The Sector is borne in a padded Waggon, like some mechanickal Odalisque."
— Thomas Pynchon (1997)
"Though I could see the titan odalisques and their garden and knew them to be no more than dream-stuff recalled, I could not escape from their fascination and the memory of the dream."
— Gene Wolfe (1981)
2
A painting of a woman, often nude, shown lying in a rich or exotic setting, meant to look sexually alluring.
3
A woman regarded as very desirable or sexually attractive.
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Etymology
Borrowed from French odalisque, from Ottoman Turkish اوطهلق (odalık, “chambermaid”), itself from اوده (oda, “room”).
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What is the meaning of odalisque?
"odalisque" (noun) means a woman kept as a slave in a harem, especially in the palace of an Ottoman ruler.
What are the different meanings of odalisque?
"odalisque" has 3 main meanings: 1. A woman kept as a slave in a harem, especially in the palace of an Ottoman ruler; 2. A painting of a woman, often nude, shown lying in a rich or exotic setting, meant to look sexually alluring; 3. A woman regarded as very desirable or sexually attractive.
