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Odalisque N Female Slave Concubine Harem Esp Turkey

Word odalisque
Definition n. A female slave or concubine in a harem, esp. in Turkey.
Sentence They had attacked the caravan of a caliph, with slaves, odalisques, camels.
Source Baudolino, Umberto Eco, p.409

Tags: language::english, topic::vocabulary

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