baignoiren.
/ˈbɛnwɑː//ˈbɛnwɔː/ A box at the theatre on the same level as the stalls.
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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > auditorium > [noun] > box or compartment
pew1558
lord's room1592
box1609
private boxa1640
side-box1676
balcony1718
lodge1730
green box1732
stage box1740
loge1768
opera box1789
dress box1795
property box1809
omnibus1840
omnibus box1842
baignoire1873
1873 R. Browning Red Cotton Night-cap Country i. 65 Should one display One's robe a trifle o'er the baignoire-edge.
1883 Harper's Mag. Nov. 884/1 The twelve baignoirs..are left at the disposal of the manager.
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