Odalisque
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o·da·lisque 
[ohd-l-isk] Pronunciation Key
[ohd-l-isk] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a female slave or concubine in a harem, esp. in that of the sultan of Turkey. |
| 2. | (initial capital letter) any of a number of representations of such a woman or of a similar subject, as by Ingres or Matisse. |
Also, o·da·lisk.
[Origin: 1675–85; < F, alter. of earlier odalique (with -s- perh. from -esque -esque) < Turk odalιk concubine, equiv. to oda room + -lιk n. suffix of appurtenance]
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| o·da·lisque also o·da·lisk
(ō'də-lĭsk') Pronunciation Key
n. A concubine or woman slave in a harem. [French, from Turkish ōdalik, chambermaid : ōdah, room + -lik, suff. expressing function.] |
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odalisque
odalisque
1681, "female slave in a harem," from Fr. odalisque (1664), from Turk. odaliq "maidservant," from odah "room in a harem," lit. "chamber, hall" + -liq, suffix expressing function. In Fr., the suffix was confused with Gk. -isk(os) "of the nature of, belonging to."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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