barmaiden
barmaiden noun: synonym of barmaid.
Noun
barmaiden (plural barmaidens)
- Synonym of barmaid.
- And here in this snug little Inn, I exclaimed, / With a barmaiden knowing, and pretty, and sly; / Who to love and confess it would not be ashamed, / How blest could I live, how reluctantly die.1823 May 16, “Tour to the Western States”, in New-England Galaxy, volume VI, number 292, front page, column 2
- Anything less like the flashy-dressed bar-maidens of the western gin palaces it would be difficult to imagine.1860, Anthony Trollope, “A Day with One of the Navvies.—Afternoon.”, in The Three Clerks. A Novel., New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], page 188
- Synonyms:
- barmaid
Examples of barmaiden in a sentence
- “Excellent!” I answered, “finest in the world; take half a page?” “Well, I don’t mind if I do,” he said, and he handed his glass to the nearest barmaiden.[1871], Henry Wraxall, Bracebridge Hemyng, “‘Kempson’s Warning.’”, in The Nobleman on the Turf; or, In Bad Hands, London: Charles H[enry]...
- Brilliant Barmaiden standing out against a background of brilliant and variegated bottles, like what a fancy chemist’s shop might be.1871 July 22, [Francis Cowley Burnand], “My Health”, in Punch, or The London Charivari, page 27, column 1:
- I don’t think that barmen and barmaidens are in the habit of intermarrying.1872 February 7, “On Barmaids”, in C[harles] H[enry] Ross, editor, Judy, or The London Serio-Comic Journal, volume X, London: […] the...
- Manfully he bore the punishment until a few days ago, when he received a telegram from the barmaiden to this effect—“Come down, darling, I’m dying to see you.”1874 October 31, The Daily Southern Cross, volume XXX, number 5,364, Auckland:
Synonyms of barmaiden
Forms of barmaiden
| plural | barmaidens |
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Origin of barmaiden
From bar + maiden.
Questions about barmaiden
- What does barmaiden mean?
- Barmaiden means synonym of barmaid.
- How do you use barmaiden in a sentence?
- “Excellent!” I answered, “finest in the world; take half a page?” “Well, I don’t mind if I do,” he said, and he handed his glass to the nearest barmaiden.
- What part of speech is barmaiden?
- Barmaiden is a noun.
- What is the plural of barmaiden?
- The plural of barmaiden is barmaidens.
Words near barmaiden in the dictionary
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