boudoir
pronunciation
How to pronounce boudoir in British English:
UK [ˈbu:dwɑ:(r)]
How to pronounce boudoir in American English:
US [ˈbuˌdwɑr, -ˌdwɔr]
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- Noun:
- a lady's bedroom or private sitting room
Word Origin
- boudoir (n.)
- 1777, "room where a lady may retire to be alone," from French boudoir (18c.), literally "pouting room," from bouder "to pout, sulk," which, like pout, probably ultimately is imitative of puffing.
Example
- 1. Us beautiful boudoir sister dead to the world .
- 2. The beautiful girl sweeps a boudoir , and then takes a bath .
- 3. The dull young girl boudoir lives alone in , sex appeal sprinkles fire ^ s self .
- 4. Blending modern boudoir glamour with deco chic , all 18 rooms offer a canal view , four-poster beds , and ceiling mirrors to reflect light from the water outside .
- 5. Horses and hounds dominate heraldry and public statues ; cats are for the kitchen and the boudoir , and perhaps for this reason are linked closely in art with women .