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