Etymology

boudoir

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Today it means: A woman's private sitting room, dressing room, or bedroom. Full definition →

French boudoir
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  1. French · borrowed fromboudoir
  2. English todayboudoir

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

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