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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French boudoir, from bouder (“to sulk”).
Pronunciation
Noun
boudoir (plural boudoirs)
- A woman's private sitting room, dressing room, or bedroom.
1834, L E L, chapter XI, in Francesca Carrara. , volume I, London: Richard Bentley, , (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 118:The Duchesse's boudoir was fitted up in a style of luxury utterly different from anything before familiar to the Carraras.
Usage notes
Strictly refers only to a woman’s room, but sometimes used informally or humorously to refer to the vaginal canal.[1]
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Derived terms
Translations
woman's private room
— see bowerSee also
References
French
Etymology
From bouder + -oir.
Pronunciation
Noun
boudoir m (plural boudoirs)
- boudoir
- sponge, ladyfinger
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