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    parlourmaid
    /ˈpɑːləmeɪd/

    noun

    • 1. a maid employed to wait at table. historical

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPARLOURMAID | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    PARLOURMAID meaning: 1. in the past, a woman employed as a servant in a house, for example to serve meals, or to open…. Learn more.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPARLOURMAID definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    (pɑːʳləʳmeɪd ) Word forms: plural parlourmaids regional note: in AM, use parlormaid. countable noun. In former times, a parlourmaid was a female servant in a private house whose job involved serving people at table. What do you think the parlourmaid and butler are for? Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishparlourmaid noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of parlourmaid noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  5. www.oed.com › dictionary › parlourmaid_nparlourmaid | parlormaid noun - Oxford English Dictionary

    There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun parlourmaid. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › parlourmaidParlourmaid - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of parlourmaid. noun. a maid in a private home whose duties are to care for the parlor and the table and to answer the door. synonyms: parlormaid. see more.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › parlourmaidParlourmaid - definition of parlourmaid by The Free Dictionary

    Define parlourmaid. parlourmaid synonyms, parlourmaid pronunciation, parlourmaid translation, English dictionary definition of parlourmaid. n a female servant in a private home who serves at the table, keeps the house clean and answers the door to guests Collins English Dictionary – Complete and...

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPARLORMAID | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    PARLORMAID meaning: 1. US spelling of parlourmaid 2. in the past, a woman employed as a servant in a house, for example…. Learn more.

  9. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › parlourmaidparlourmaid - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    parlourmaid (plural parlourmaids) ( British) A maid who takes care of the parlour. Categories: English compound terms. English lemmas. English nouns.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionparlormaid noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of parlormaid noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. www.wordsense.eu › parlourmaidparlourmaid: meaning, definition - WordSense

    Noun. parlourmaid ( pl. parlourmaids) ( British) A maid who takes care of the parlour. Examples. Automatically generated practical examples in English: The parlourmaid is Gladys Evans, hence the reason for Carstairs' question, Why didn't they ask Evans?Tracing the parlourmaid, they discover she is now the married housekeeper at Bobby's home.