boudoir Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a lady's bedroom or private sitting room

WordNet

Bou*doir" noun
Etymology
F., fr. bouder to pout, be sulky.
Definitions
  1. 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 (or sometimes a gentleman's) private room. Cowper.

Webster 1913