parlormaid

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Noun parlormaid has 1 sense

parlormaid, parlourmaid - a maid in a private home whose duties are to care for the parlor and the table and to answer the door
--₁ is a kind of maid, maidservant, housemaid, amah

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Parlormaid

Noun:

A female servant employed in a grand household to assist in receiving guests and serving in the parlour.
(Obsolete) A young girl who works as a maid in the parlour of a wealthy family.

Sample Sentences:

The efficient parlormaid gracefully served the tea to the guests.
During the Victorian era, being a parlormaid was a prestigious job for young women.

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