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boudoir definition

bou·doir (bo̵̅o̅ dwär′, bo̵̅o̅′dwär′)

noun

a woman's bedroom, dressing room, or private sitting room

Etymology: Fr, lit., pouting room < bouder, to pout, sulk + -oir, as in parloir, parlor

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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