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Definition of Odalisks
1. odalisk [n] - See also: odalisk
Lexicographical Neighbors of Odalisks
Literary usage of Odalisks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Our New Protectorate: Turkey in Asia : Its Geography, Races, Resources, and by James Carlile McCoan (1879)
"... works — The relative ranks of the wives—odalisks—The ethical balance between
polygamy and monogamy — Explanation of historical prevalence of former ..."
2. The People of Turkey: Twenty Years Residence Among Bulgarians, Greek by John Elijah Blunt (1878)
"... or odalisks—Favourites—Equal Chances of Good Fortune— Ceremonies Attending
the Sultan's Selection of an Odalisk—A Slave seldom sees the Sultan more than ..."
3. The International Cyclopedia: A Compendium of Human Knowledge, Rev. with by Selim Hobart Peabody, Charles Francis Richardson (1898)
"It is contrary to etiquette for the sultan to select his own favorites among the
odalisks; he is expected to accept the choice made for him by his mother, ..."
4. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"It is contrary to etiquette for the sultan to select his own favorites among the
odalisks ; he is expected to accept the choice made for him by his mother, ..."
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