Odalisque (noun)
oh-da-lisk
(historic) A female slave or concubine in a harem, especially one in the seraglio of the Sultan of Turkey.
Late 17th century from French, from Turkish odalik, from oda ‘chamber’ + lik ‘function’.
Example sentences
“The odalisque looked bored, lying across the tiled floor.”
Boscage (noun) bos-kij a mass of trees or shrubs; wood, grove, or thicket. 1350–1400; Middle English boskage. Middle French boscage. (more…)
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