parlormaid

parlormaid
A maid who takes care of the parlor.

Wikipedia foundation.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • parlormaid — (Amer.) n. maid in a private home who is in charge of the parlor and the table and must also answer the door (also parlourmaid) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • parlormaid — [pär′lərmād΄] n. a maid who serves at table, answers the door, etc …   English World dictionary

  • parlormaid — /pahr leuhr mayd /, n. a maid who takes care of a parlor, answers the door, waits on guests, etc. [1830 40; PARLOR + MAID] * * * …   Universalium

  • parlormaid — par|lor|maid [ parlər,meıd ] noun count a woman servant in a large house, especially in the past, whose job includes answering the door and serving guests …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • parlormaid — par•lor•maid [[t]ˈpɑr lərˌmeɪd[/t]] n. a subordinate maid • Etymology: 1830–40 …   From formal English to slang

  • parlormaid — noun a maid in a private home whose duties are to care for the parlor and the table and to answer the door • Syn: ↑parlourmaid • Hypernyms: ↑maid, ↑maidservant, ↑housemaid, ↑amah …   Useful english dictionary

  • parlormaids — parlormaid (Amer.) n. maid in a private home who is in charge of the parlor and the table and must also answer the door (also parlourmaid) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • maid — n. female servant a chambermaid; kitchen; lady s maid; parlormaid * * * [meɪd] kitchen lady s maid parlormaid [ female servant ] a chambermaid …   Combinatory dictionary

  • Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia — For other people of the same name, see Grand Duchess Olga of Russia. Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna Full name Olga Nikolaevna Romanova House House of Holstein Gottorp Romanov Father …   Wikipedia

  • Anna Demidova — Infobox Person name = Anna Stepanovna Demidova image size = 180px caption = Anna Demidova birth date = 1878 birth place = Russia death date = death date|1918|7|17|mf=y death place = Ekaterinburg, Russia occupation = Chamber maid parents = Stepan… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”