DictionaryRoot: bouder
French

bouder

to pout, sulk

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A middle-aged woman sits at a small vanity in her private dressing room, brushing her hair.
noun

boudoir

BOO-dwahr/ˈbuːdwɑːr/

A woman's private bedroom or dressing room.

Etymology

Literally a “pouting room,” a boudoir was a place where a woman could withdraw to be alone. That private-retreat sense underlies its use for a bedroom or dressing room.

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