French maid
UK/fɹɛnt͡ʃ meɪd/
French maid noun: a lady's maidservant of French origin, formerly considered a status symbol among wealthy households; now usually with reference to the titillating costume associated with them.
Noun
French maid (plural French maids)
- A lady's maidservant of French origin, formerly considered a status symbol among wealthy households; now usually with reference to the titillating costume associated with them.
- Lacke turn'd to M.Iohn, mary fit reuerence,
The french maid taught me manners : well I hope
VVe ſhall haue a fight of the Gentleman.1606, Thomas Heywood, Second Part of, If you knowe not me you know no bodie, London: Nathaniell Butter, page 51 - If that is the mode in France, why ſhould it not be ſo in Spain too? Wherefore ſhall not a French maid in Spain be ſtill French?1798, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, translated by C.L., Clavidgo, a tragedy, in five acts, translated from the German of Goethe, London: J. Johnson, page 10
- Lacke turn'd to M.Iohn, mary fit reuerence,
Forms of French maid
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Questions about French maid
- What does French maid mean?
- French maid means a lady's maidservant of French origin, formerly considered a status symbol among wealthy households; now usually with reference to the titillating costume associated with them.
- What part of speech is French maid?
- French maid is a noun.
- How do you pronounce French maid?
- French maid is pronounced /fɹɛnt͡ʃ meɪd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of French maid?
- The plural of French maid is French maids.
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