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odalisque

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++o·da·lisque /ˈəʊdəlɪsk $ ˈoʊ-/ noun [countable] literary  SSWa beautiful female slave in former times 〔旧时〕貌美的女奴
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odalisqueThe naked white woman on the bed seemed like any odalisque, Venus, or Danaeidealized flesh made into art.Have you found any new sources to replace Playboy's Playmate of the Month as the contemporary odalisque?Rarely in the history of art have little boys or exotic animals been portrayed as sensual odalisques.
Origin odalisque (1600-1700) French Turkish odalik
o·da·lisque nounChineseSyllable
beautiful a Corpus times former slave female in


odalisque
odalisque /ˈəʊdəlɪsk $ ˈoʊ-/ noun [countable] literary
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: French
 Origin: Turkish odalik
a beautiful female slave in former times