Boudoir

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Boudoir \Bou*doir"\, n. [F., fr. bouder to pout, be sulky.]
     A small room, esp. if pleasant, or elegantly furnished, to
     which a lady may retire to be alone, or to receive intimate
     friends; a lady's bedroom; a lady's (or sometimes a
     gentleman's) private room. --Cowper.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  boudoir
       n : a lady's bedroom or private sitting room