boudoir

[ boo-dwahr, -dwawr ]

/ ˈbu dwɑr, -dwɔr /

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noun

a woman's bedroom or private sitting room.

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Origin of boudoir

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

Words nearby boudoir

boudeuse, Boudicca, boudin, boudin blanc, boudin noir, boudoir, boudoir grand, bouffant, bouffe, Bougainville, bougainvillea

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How to use boudoir in a sentence

In this lovely boudoir, you can go immediately from bed to a dip in the sea.
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No saint, demonstrating a disdain for the poor and a fair bit of intellectual snobbery, Lister once told a lover she was glad her father hadn’t raised her as a man, “because then I would not have been able to be in your boudoirs.”
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While playing this more mature role, it appears that Lawrence developed a predilection for all things boudoir.
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The hour was beyond the time in which he ought to have been in the imperial boudoir, to await the hand of his intended bride.
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The two women shut themselves into a boudoir, and I put myself within hearing.
Camille (La Dame aux Camilias)|Alexandre Dumas, fils
The dressing-room was really a ravishing boudoir hung with pale blue satin, studded with marguerites.
The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence|Eugne Sue
Thus the conversation that is conceded in a club smoking-room would be intolerable in the boudoir.
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The extremely rich furniture was of a boudoir and toilet chamber leading to a parlor.
Balsamo, The Magician|Alexander Dumas

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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