boudoirn.

Brit.

/ˈbuːdwɑː/,

/buːdˈwɑː/, U.S.

/ˈbudˌwɑr/

Etymology: < French boudoir lit. ‘a place to sulk in’, < bouder to pout, sulk.

1. A small elegantly-furnished room, where a lady may retire to be alone, or to receive her intimate friends. Formerly sometimes applied to a man's private apartment.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > types of room generally > [noun] > private or inner room > of a man

boudoir1781

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > types of room generally > [noun] > private or inner room > of a lady

bowerOE

boudoir1781

1781 W. Hayley Triumphs of Temper ii. 130 As the French boudoir to the Gothic tower, Such is the peer, whom fashion much admires, Compar'd in person to his ancient sires.

1786 J. Adams Diary 27 July (1961) III. 200 In what he calls his Boudoir, a little room between his Library and Drawing Room.

1851 C. Kingsley Yeast ii. 24 Argemone was busy in her boudoir (too often a true boudoir to her).

1886 J. Morley Crit. Misc. I. 31 The paltry affairs of the boudoir and the ante-chamber.

2. transferred. The occupants of a boudoir.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant by type of accommodation > [noun] > inhabitant of house > inhabitant of part of house

garreteer1720

boudoira1830

first floor1837

upstairs1872

a1830 W. Hazlitt On Vulgarity The callous insensibility of the drawing room and boudoir.

Compounds

attributive.

ΚΠ

1803 Lett. Miss Riversdale III. 92 The duke had fitted up these pretty little boudoir recesses.

1858 W. Bagehot Coll. Wks. (1965) II. 50 The Lady of the Lake is a sort of boudoir ballad.

1903 Daily Chron. 17 Jan. 8/4 A dressing gown..is sometimes glorified..into a compromise between a dressing gown and a teagown, and then is known as a boudoir gown.

1912 A. Adburgham Shops & Shopping (1964) xxii. 258 2 boudoir caps, at 18/9.

1914 W. Lewis Let. 2 Apr. (1963) 59 The boudoir suggestiveness and Yellow Book Gallicisms.

1937 M. Sharp Nutmeg Tree vii. 78 Mrs. Packett was sitting up in bed wearing a very smart boudoir-cap.

1966 J. Stevens Cox Illustr. Dict. Hairdressing & Wigmaking 23/2 Boudoir helmet, a decorated hair net of silk or other suitable material for wear by a woman in her boudoir to keep her hair in position during her toilet activity.

Derivatives

boudoiˈresque adj. [see -esque suffix] of the kind appropriate to a boudoir.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > types of room generally > [adjective] > others

lightsome1548

thorough-lighted1624

prospectless1656

nude1867

boudoiresque1880

step-up1979

1880 Mrs. C. Reade Brown Hand & White II. iii. 59 How fond modern French painters seem to be of boudoiresque humanity.

ˈboudoirize v. [see -ize suffix] to sit in or frequent a boudoir.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting temporarily > haunting or resorting > haunt or resort [verb (intransitive)] > boudoir

boudoirize1883

1883 Harper's Mag. July 321/1 ‘It is a sweet hour’, said Glorvina..‘It is a boudoirising hour’, said I.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	boudoir
释义	boudoirn. Brit. /ˈbuːdwɑː/, /buːdˈwɑː/, U.S. /ˈbudˌwɑr/ Etymology: < French boudoir lit. ‘a place to sulk in’, < bouder to pout, sulk. 1. A small elegantly-furnished room, where a lady may retire to be alone, or to receive her intimate friends. Formerly sometimes applied to a man's private apartment. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > types of room generally > [noun] > private or inner room > of a man boudoir1781 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > types of room generally > [noun] > private or inner room > of a lady bowerOE boudoir1781 1781 W. Hayley Triumphs of Temper ii. 130 As the French boudoir to the Gothic tower, Such is the peer, whom fashion much admires, Compar'd in person to his ancient sires. 1786 J. Adams Diary 27 July (1961) III. 200 In what he calls his Boudoir, a little room between his Library and Drawing Room. 1851 C. Kingsley Yeast ii. 24 Argemone was busy in her boudoir (too often a true boudoir to her). 1886 J. Morley Crit. Misc. I. 31 The paltry affairs of the boudoir and the ante-chamber. 2. transferred. The occupants of a boudoir. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant by type of accommodation > [noun] > inhabitant of house > inhabitant of part of house garreteer1720 boudoira1830 first floor1837 upstairs1872 a1830 W. Hazlitt On Vulgarity The callous insensibility of the drawing room and boudoir. Compounds attributive. ΚΠ 1803 Lett. Miss Riversdale III. 92 The duke had fitted up these pretty little boudoir recesses. 1858 W. Bagehot Coll. Wks. (1965) II. 50 The Lady of the Lake is a sort of boudoir ballad. 1903 Daily Chron. 17 Jan. 8/4 A dressing gown..is sometimes glorified..into a compromise between a dressing gown and a teagown, and then is known as a boudoir gown. 1912 A. Adburgham Shops & Shopping (1964) xxii. 258 2 boudoir caps, at 18/9. 1914 W. Lewis Let. 2 Apr. (1963) 59 The boudoir suggestiveness and Yellow Book Gallicisms. 1937 M. Sharp Nutmeg Tree vii. 78 Mrs. Packett was sitting up in bed wearing a very smart boudoir-cap. 1966 J. Stevens Cox Illustr. Dict. Hairdressing & Wigmaking 23/2 Boudoir helmet, a decorated hair net of silk or other suitable material for wear by a woman in her boudoir to keep her hair in position during her toilet activity. Derivatives boudoiˈresque adj. [see -esque suffix] of the kind appropriate to a boudoir. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > types of room generally > [adjective] > others lightsome1548 thorough-lighted1624 prospectless1656 nude1867 boudoiresque1880 step-up1979 1880 Mrs. C. Reade Brown Hand & White II. iii. 59 How fond modern French painters seem to be of boudoiresque humanity. ˈboudoirize v. [see -ize suffix] to sit in or frequent a boudoir. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting temporarily > haunting or resorting > haunt or resort [verb (intransitive)] > boudoir boudoirize1883 1883 Harper's Mag. July 321/1 ‘It is a sweet hour’, said Glorvina..‘It is a boudoirising hour’, said I. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1781
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