boudoir
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bou·doir
(bo͞o′dwär′, -dwôr′)n.
A private sitting room, dressing room, or bedroom, especially one belonging to a woman.
adj.
Of, relating to, or suggestive of sexual intimacy: a boudoir comedy; boudoir fashions.
[French, from Old French bouder, to sulk.]
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boudoir
(ˈbuːdwɑː; -dwɔː)n
a woman's bedroom or private sitting room
[C18: from French, literally: room for sulking in, from bouder to sulk]
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bou•doir
(ˈbu dwɑr, -dwɔr)n.
a woman's bedroom or private sitting room.
[1775–85; < French: literally, a sulking place]
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Noun | 1. | boudoir - a lady's bedroom or private sitting room bedchamber, bedroom, sleeping accommodation, sleeping room, chamber - a room used primarily for sleeping |
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boudoir
n → Boudoir nt (old)
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