boudoir

[ boo-dwahr, -dwawr ]

/ ˈbu dwɑr, -dwɔr /

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noun

a woman's bedroom or private sitting room.

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Nearby words

boudeuse, boudicca, boudin, boudin blanc, boudin noir, boudoir, boudoir grand, bouffancy, bouffant, bouffe, bougainvillaea

Origin of boudoir

1775–85; < French: literally, a sulking place (boud(er) to sulk + -oir -ory²)

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She consulted the glass once more—gave one or two corrective touches to her hair and her cap—and hastened into the boudoir.
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British Dictionary definitions for boudoir

boudoir

/ (ˈbuːdwɑː, -dwɔː) /

noun

a woman's bedroom or private sitting room

Word Origin for boudoir

C18: from French, literally: room for sulking in, from bouder to sulk

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Word Origin and History for boudoir

boudoir

1777, "room where a lady may retire to be alone," from French boudoir (18c.), literally "pouting room," from bouder "to pout, sulk," which, like pout, probably ultimately is imitative of puffing.