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ODALISQUE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does odalisque mean?
• ODALISQUE (noun)
The noun ODALISQUE has 1 sense:
1. a woman slave in a harem
Familiarity information: ODALISQUE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A woman slave in a harem
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("odalisque" is a kind of...):
concubine; courtesan; doxy; paramour (a woman who cohabits with an important man)
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