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词汇 parlourmaid
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Definition of parlourmaid in English:

parlourmaid

noun ˈpɑːləmeɪd
historical
  • A maid employed to wait at table.

    〈史〉(伺候用餐的)客厅侍女

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There was a knock on the door and the parlourmaid Katie came in.
    • Antoinette this is Brenda our parlourmaid, and Nellie our housemaid.
    • Liszt returned his attention to where Caroline was, but he saw not the girl, but an old parlourmaid of the queen.
    • As our family grew we'd hired more servants so that now we had a parlourmaid, two housemaids, two kitchenmaids, a scullerymaid, Mrs. Benson, Mr. Richards and the cook.
    • A parlourmaid's job is relatively easy, even more so than a housemaid's job and I was given more freedom and more responsibility.
    Synonyms
    attendant, retainer
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