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noun
- 1. a maid employed to wait at table. historical
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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.
(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.
Definition of parlourmaid noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
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...
parlourmaid (plural parlourmaids) ( British) A maid who takes care of the parlour. Categories: English compound terms. English lemmas. English nouns.
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun parlourmaid. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
PARLORMAID definition: 1. US spelling of parlourmaid 2. in the past, a woman employed as a servant in a house, for example…. Learn more.
Definition of parlormaid noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. : a maid in a private home whose chief duties are to attend to the parlor, the table, and the door. 2. : a maid in a hotel or restaurant who attends to rest rooms and offices. called also matron. Love words?
