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boudoir

noun

  1. Women's private sitting room
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈbuːdwɑː/ / /buˈdwɑɹ/ / /ˈbuːdwɔːɹ/

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from French boudoir, from bouder (“to sulk”), of Germanic origin.

  1. A woman's private sitting room, dressing room, or bedroom.

    The Duchesse's boudoir was fitted up in a style of luxury utterly different from anything before familiar to the Carraras.

    The church like a huge boudoir spread around her; the arches bent down to gather in the shade the confession of her love; the windows shone resplendent to illumine her face, and the censers would burn that she might appear like an angel amid the fumes of the sweet-smelling odours.

  2. An army tent.