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barmaiden

barmaiden noun: synonym of barmaid.

Noun

barmaiden (plural barmaidens)

  1. 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

pluralbarmaidens

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

  1. barm brack
  2. barm bracks
  3. barma
  4. Barmah
  5. barmaid
  6. barmaiden
  7. barmaidens
  8. barmaids
  9. Barmaky
  10. barman
  11. Barmans

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