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dwɑr, -dwɔr noun
a woman's bedroom or private sitting room.
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| —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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Word Origin & History
boudoir
1777, "room where a lady may retire to be alone," from Fr. boudoir (18c.), lit. "pouting room," from bouder "to pout, sulk," which, like pout, probably ultimately is imitative of puffing.
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Example sentences
He must, one guesses, have been familiar with the boudoir games he narrates so well.
Adjoining the bedroom is the boudoir, furnished in the same motif.
The ravishing wisps of lace, satin and silk on these and the following pages certainly look as if they belong in the boudoir.
Pillows can be made any size, from boudoir pillows to bed rests.
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