Sunday, 2 December 2007
The vagaries of language
What is a boudoir? Well, it is commonly held to be a lady's private quarters. The word is derived from the French bouder
which means to pout. I have seen a description in an etymological
dictionary that a boudoir is a room where a lady would go to sulk. So,
a boudoir in English is a sulkery?
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I don't sulk in my boudoir.....I read, watch TV & sleep. Linda http://journals.aol.com/lsfp1960/LindasWorld/
I love looking at word origins and such... thanks for this one!
be well,
Dawn
http://journals.aol.com/princesssaurora/CarpeDiem/
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