Definition of "nautch-girl" [nautch-girl]

• In India, a woman who performs in a nautch; a native dancinggirl; a bayadere. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "The romantic view of imagination is that it is “a plaything and caterer for our amusement, our entertainer, the nautch-girl of the mind.”"
• "The wedding procession is accompanied by drums, fireworks and, if means permit, a nautch-girl."
• "Baroda contended in graceful emulation with the nautch-girl of Ulwur, and the cathacks (or male dancers) with both; of elegantly-perfumed"