Not of those that men desire, sleek Odalisques, or oracles of mode. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
odalik — 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}.] [1913 Webster] Not of those that men desire,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
odalisk — 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}.] [1913 Webster] Not of those that men desire,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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}.] [1913 Webster] Not of those that men desire, sleek… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Odalisque — This article is about the women in the Ottoman Empire. For other uses, see Odalisque (disambiguation). Grande Odalisque painted by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1814) An odalisque (Turkish: Odalık … Wikipedia
