Odalisque \O`da`lisque"\, n. [F., fr. Turk. odaliq chambermaid, fr. oda chamber, room.] A female slave or concubine in the harem of the Turkish sultan. [Written also {odahlic}, {odalisk}, and {odalik}.]
Not of those that men desire, sleek Odalisques, or oracles of mode. --Tennyson.
There are voluptuous mermaids, including a Chinese ivory odalisque, and wistful ones, such as Frederick Stuart Church's 19th-century etching of a mermaid astride a goggle-eyed sea horse.
The trend caught on as the larger state-owned vineyards followed suit. Gently sloping smoky grey bottles or odalisque flasks with elongated necks make a beautiful addition to any wine cellar or dinner-table.