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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024o•da•lisque (ōd′l isk),USA pronunciation n. - a female slave or concubine in a harem, esp. in that of the sultan of Turkey.
- Fine Art(cap.) any of a number of representations of such a woman or of a similar subject, as by Ingres or Matisse.
Also, o′da•lisk. - Turkish odalιk concubine, equivalent. to oda room + -lιk noun, nominal suffix of appurtenance
- French, alteration of earlier odalique (with -s- perh. from -esque -esque)
- 1675–85
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: odalisque, odalisk /ˈəʊdəlɪsk/ n - a female slave or concubine
Etymology: 17th Century: via French, changed from Turkish ōdalik, from ōdah room + -lik n suffix |