parlourmaid
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parlourmaid — (Brit.) n. maid in a private home who is in charge of the parlor and the table and must also answer the door (also parlormaid) … English contemporary dictionary
parlourmaid — ► NOUN historical ▪ a maid employed to wait at table … English terms dictionary
parlourmaid — UK [ˈpɑː(r)lə(r)ˌmeɪd] / US [ˈpɑrlərˌmeɪd] noun [countable] Word forms parlourmaid : singular parlourmaid plural parlourmaids a woman servant in a large house in the past whose job included serving meals … English dictionary
parlourmaid — [[t]pɑ͟ː(r)lə(r)meɪd[/t]] parlourmaids N COUNT In former times, a parlourmaid was a female servant in a private house whose job involved serving people at table. (in AM, use parlormaid) … English dictionary
parlourmaid — /ˈpaləmeɪd/ (say pahluhmayd) noun a maid who waits at table, etc., in a house where domestic menservants, as butlers or footmen, are not employed: *When they were admitted to the house through a massive but blistered door, which the elderly… …
parlourmaid — noun historical a maid employed to wait at table … English new terms dictionary
parlourmaid — noun a maid in a private home whose duties are to care for the parlor and the table and to answer the door • Syn: ↑parlormaid • Hypernyms: ↑maid, ↑maidservant, ↑housemaid, ↑amah … Useful english dictionary
parlourmaids — parlourmaid (Brit.) n. maid in a private home who is in charge of the parlor and the table and must also answer the door (also parlormaid) … English contemporary dictionary
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