boudoir

Definitions of boudoir
  1. noun
    a lady's bedroom or private sitting room
    synonyms: vrouwenvertrek
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    type of:
    raadkamer, slaapkamer, slaapvertrek
    a room used primarily for sleeping
  2. noun
    large egg-shaped structures of grey matter that form the dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon
    synonyms: vrouwenvertrek
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