baignoire

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/bɛnˈwɑː(ɹ)/

noun

A box of the lowest tier in a theatre.

OriginFrench baignoire →
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Meanings

nounbaignoire (plural baignoires)

plural baignoires · alternative baignoir

  1. datedA box of the lowest tier in a theatre.

    Then enter Durien the sculptor, who had been presented with a baignoire at the Odéon to see "La Dame aux Camélias," and he invited Trilby and another lady to dine with him "au cabaret" and share his box.

    1894, George Du Maurier, Trilby

Origin

  1. Frenchbaigner
  2. Frenchbaignoire
  3. Englishbaignoire

Borrowed from French baignoire (“bathtub”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with baignoire

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Anagrams

aborigine
Cite this entry
APA

baignoire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baignoire

MLA

“baignoire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baignoire. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “baignoire,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baignoire.

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