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.”
Lurdan (noun) lur-dn A lazy, stupid, loutish fellow. 1250–1300; Middle English, Middle French lourdin dullard, equivalent to lourd heavy, dull (more…)
