salonnière
English
Etymology
From French salonnière.
Noun
salonnière (plural salonnières)
- A woman who hosts a salon.
- 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 178:
- In general, however, the major salonnières of the eighteenth century came from a broader and less exclusive background.
Synonyms
- salon hostess
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa.lɔ.njɛʁ/
Further reading
- “salonnière”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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