boudoir
NounUS[boo-doir]/ˈbuˌdɔɪr/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- a lady's bedroom or private sitting roomType of bedroom, sleeping room
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Bou·doir′ (…), noun
Origin: F., fr. bouder to pout, be sulky.
A small room, esp. if pleasant, or elegantly furnished, to which a lady may retire to be alone, or to receive intimate friends; a lady's bedroom; a lady's (or sometimes a gentleman's) private room. William Cowper
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54