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boudoir

boudoir

noun boo-DWAHR Rare
Home & Lifestyle Rooms

Origin: French 'bouder', to sulk — a room to sulk in

Also means

lady's private sitting room

Usage Note

Boudoir originally denoted a small private room in a French mansion where a woman could retire — literally 'a place for sulking'. The word entered English unchanged. In modern French it can also refer to a style of intimate, ornate décor. Un boudoir is also a type of finger biscuit used in tiramisu and charlottes.

Examples

"Elle s'est retirée dans son boudoir pour lire."

Natural Translation

She retired to her boudoir to read.

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