odalisque

noun

Definition of odalisquenext
1
as in slave

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2
as in courtesan

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Recent Examples of odalisque The pose recalls the odalisque, though the tone is godlike detachment, presiding over a catastrophic wreck. — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025 Mickalene Thomas gets a whole room for her paintings of Black odalisques, and Derrick Adams gets an entire wall of his male nudes. — Sarah Douglas, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2024 In art history, the odalisque is a female figure in repose, her body splayed out for the viewer’s eye to devour. — Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2024 These women, usually sitting or lying, provide the base for each chaise longue’s form—turning the image of an odalisque into the furniture itself. — Camille Okhio, ELLE Decor, 30 Nov. 2022 Displayed as a conventional odalisque — a reclining nude — in an unexpectedly static five-minute video shot. — Christopher Knightart Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for odalisque
  1. slave
  2. courtesan
  3. bondman
  4. lover
  5. chattel
  6. servant
Noun
  • The original panels were put in place in 2010 and told the story of how nine slaves lived in the home along with George and Martha Washington in the 1790s, when Philadelphia was briefly the nation’s capital.
    — Corey Williams, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
  • It was made by rich landowners who owned slaves, and it was designed to protect their power, not give ordinary people a real vote.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 14 July 2026
Definition of slave
Noun
  • Tarek Al Arian, who is best known for Arabic-language The Ladder and The Snake and Sons of Rizk franchises, is developing a drama about infamous early 20th Century French courtesan Marguerite Alibert.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 May 2026
  • The movie starred Ewan McGregor as Christian, a writer who ends up sucked into Paris' Bohemian movement, and Kidman as Satine, the star performer and courtesan at the titular cabaret.
    — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Definition of courtesan
Noun
  • That is the standard set for bringing weapons and cellphones into a secure area, safeguarding department property, monitoring the radio, misusing department letterhead, badges or insignia, secondary employment violations, and recommending bondsmen or attorneys to inmates.
    — Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
  • Kim Kardashian, who has advocated for prison reform, paid the bondsman to have Glossip released, her publicist told The Oklahoman.
    — Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
Definition of bondman
Noun
  • Guests spill out onto the three-part terrace, with its overhead heaters, barbecue space, and The Cigar Garden, where tobacco lovers can take their pick of Havanas from the humidor and lose themselves in a smoky haze until closing time.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 July 2026
  • For the outdoor lovers the resort offers pickleball and tennis, mountain biking, hiking, climbing, the Arbor Adventure (a 26-element ropes course in the trees), fly fishing, horseback riding, boating, skeet shooting, and more!
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 16 July 2026
Definition of lover
Noun
  • Men were masters over their women, their chattel, and their emotions.
    — Rob Wolfe, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
  • The law turned human beings into chattel, allowing them to be worked, beaten, sold, raped and killed — and France never formally did away with it.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 May 2026
Definition of chattel
Noun
  • Bos, in a far cry from his cerebral Hamlet, embraces the physical comedy of dual supporting roles, the Jeeves-like butler Lane and the Cockney servant Merriman.
    — Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • Yet his truest education came from the palace sweepers—the humble monk-servants who raised him.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026
Definition of servant

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