boudoir
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /buˈdwɑɹ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbuːdwɑː/
Noun
boudoir (plural boudoirs)
- A woman's private sitting room, dressing room, or bedroom.
- 1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XII, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, OCLC 1227855:
- I found her in her boudoir getting outside a dish of tea and a crumpet.
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Usage notes
Strictly refers only to a woman’s room, but sometimes used informally or humorously by men to refer to their inner sanctum.[1]
Translations
woman's private room — see bower
See also
References
- Raymond Chandler (1939) The Big Sleep, page 53: ““Tut, tut,” I said. “Come into my boudoir.””
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bu.dwaʁ/
- Rhymes: -waʁ
Further reading
- “boudoir” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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