Definition of odalisk. Meaning of odalisk. Synonyms of odalisk

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Definition of odalisk

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.] Not of those that men desire, sleek Odalisques, or oracles of mode. --Tennyson.

Meaning of odalisk from wikipedia

- from oda, "chamber" or "room". It can also be transliterated odahlic, odalisk, and odaliq. Joan DelPlato has described the term's shift in meaning from...
- (1959) includes a golden eagle affixed to its front. In another work, Odalisk (1955/1958), Rauschenberg included a stuffed rooster. His Combine Broadcast...
- musician and composer. "Lou's Blues" "Looking With New Eyes" "Hip Pickles" "Odalisk" "Mr. Clean" "Song For John" "Dangerous Cargo" "Rena / Country" The MCJO...
- Refectory in a monastery (Mount Athos) (1885) (oil on canvas) Reclining Odalisk (1885) (oil on canvas) Sleeping Concubine (1885) (oil on canvas) La Demoiselle...