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boudoir1777, "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 [..]
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boudoirLiterally, "a place to sulk in" from the French "bouder," to pout.
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boudoirA woman's dressing room, bedroom, or private sitting room.
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boudoir(n) a lady's bedroom or private sitting room
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boudoirproperly speaking, is the room to which a lady retires when she is in the sulks. (French, bouder, to pout or sulk.)
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boudoir
A woman's private sitting room, dressing room, or bedroom.
*(the hero, a man) says ([http://books.google.com/books?id=YaglnczBBNEC&pg=PT53&dq=come+into+my+boudoir&q=come%20into%20my%20boudoir p. 53 [..]
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