/ ˈbuːdwɑː(r); NAmE / noun
( old-fashioned ) a woman's small private room or bedroom
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent.: French , literally sulking-place , from bouder pout, sulk.
/ ˈbuːdwɑː(r); NAmE / noun
( old-fashioned ) a woman's small private room or bedroom
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent.: French , literally sulking-place , from bouder pout, sulk.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005