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
  • There were a lot of stories about the richer people that went away amid all the political problems, and the people working for them, the descendants of the slaves.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Very few think that America was truly founded when the first slaves arrived in 1619 and that patriotic holidays are oppressive.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of slave
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  • 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
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  • Megan Showers' bond was set at $20,000, but the judge gave her the ability to pay 10% through a bail bondsman, prosecutors said.
    — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of bondman
Noun
  • Talking Animals Books in Grapevine is leading the second annual event, encouraging book lovers to wander beyond Main Street and into the heart of the area's indie literary scene.
    — CBS News Texas Staff, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Storch does not pretend to be a long-distance lover of English football.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of lover
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  • 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
  • Protecting the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program is essential to ensuring America can continue recruiting and retaining the public servants our communities depend on.
    — Verna L. Williams, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Some of the long time lag reflected the vagaries and limitations of travel in the mid-19th century, when moving family, servants, and belongings via horse and buggy in the winter months made a longer period necessary.
    — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026
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