Associations to the word «Odalisque»

Wiktionary

ODALISQUE, noun. (historical) A female slave in a harem, especially one in the Ottoman seraglio.
ODALISQUE, noun. A desirable or sexually attractive woman.

Dictionary definition

ODALISQUE, noun. A woman slave in a harem.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley