Meanings
nounsalonnière (plural salonnières)
plural salonnières
- A woman who hosts a salon.
In general, however, the major salonnières of the eighteenth century came from a broader and less exclusive background.
2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 178Synonyms: salon hostess
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA woman who hosts a salon.
Similar
salon hostess
Origin
- Frenchsalonnière
- Englishsalonnière
From French salonnière.
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