odalisque

UK: /ˈəʊdəlɪsk/ US: (ōd′l isk)

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o•da•lisque  (ōd′l isk), n. 

1. a female slave or concubine in a harem, esp. in that of the sultan of Turkey.
2. 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

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odalisque, odalisk / ˈəʊdəlɪsk/ noun

1. a female slave or concubine

Etymology: 17th Century: via French, changed from Turkish ōdalik, from ōdah room + -lik n suffix