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boudoir

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bou·doir  (bdwär, -dwôr)
n.
A woman's private sitting room, dressing room, or bedroom.

[French, from Old French bouder, to sulk.]

boudoir [ˈbuːdwɑː -dwɔː]
n
a woman's bedroom or private sitting room
[from French, literally: room for sulking in, from bouder to sulk]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.boudoir - a lady's bedroom or private sitting roomboudoir - a lady's bedroom or private sitting room
bedchamber, bedroom, sleeping accommodation, sleeping room, chamber - a room used primarily for sleeping
Translations
boudoir [ˈbuːdwɑːʳ] Ntocador m
boudoir [ˈbuːdwɑːr] (old-fashioned) nboudoir m
boudoir
nBoudoir nt (old)


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He walked across her boudoir to the bedroom door, and turned back again.
She went into the boudoir again, and Cynthia stared after her.
Lady Winwood pointed through the curtained entrance of the boudoir to the door of the drawing-room.
 
 
 
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