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parlourmaids

parlourmaids is the plural of parlourmaid.

Meaning of parlourmaid

Noun

parlourmaid (plural parlourmaids)

  1. (UK) A maid whose primary tasks involve direct interaction with her employers and their guests, such as serving food and answering the door.
    • Then catching sight of Dorcas, the parlourmaid, going into the dining-room, she called to her to bring some stamps into the boudoir.1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles

Questions about parlourmaids

What is parlourmaids the plural of?
Parlourmaids is the plural of parlourmaid.

Words near parlourmaids in the dictionary

  1. parlour-game
  2. parlour-games
  3. parlourish
  4. parlourless
  5. parlourmaid
  6. parlourmaids
  7. parlours
  8. parlous
  9. parlously
  10. parlousness
  11. parly

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