Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web

boudoir

 - 3 dictionary results

bou⋅doir

[boo-dwahr, -dwawr]
–noun
a woman's bedroom or private sitting room.

Origin:
1775–85; < F: lit., a sulking place (boud(er) to sulk + -oir -ory 2 )
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To boudoir
bou·doir   (bōō'dwär', -dwôr')   
n.  A woman's private sitting room, dressing room, or bedroom.

[French, from Old French bouder, to sulk.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Word Origin & History

boudoir 
1777, "room where a lady may retire to be alone," from Fr., lit. "pouting room," from bouder "to pout, sulk," which, like pout, is probably of imitative origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Search another word or see boudoir on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us: