Maid-servant

  • 51The Constant Maid — The Constant Maid, or Love Will Find Out the Way is a Caroline era stage play, a comedy written by James Shirley and first published in 1640. [Arthur Huntington Nason, James Shirley, Dramatist: A Biographical and Critical Study, New York, 1915;… …

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  • 52waiting maid — noun or waiting woman : a maid or woman who waits on another as a personal servant * * * waiting maid, a woman servant, especially one in personal attendance on a lady …

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  • 53body servant — noun a valet or personal maid (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑servant, ↑retainer • Hyponyms: ↑valet, ↑valet de chambre, ↑gentleman, ↑gentleman s gentleman, ↑ma …

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  • 54scullery maid — Synonyms and related words: abigail, amah, au pair girl, ayah, betweenmaid, biddy, chambermaid, chaperon, companion, cook, dishwasher, dishwiper, dry cleaner, duenna, femme de chambre, fille de chambre, gentlewoman, girl, handmaid, handmaiden,… …

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  • 55The Fair Maid of the Inn — is an early 17th century stage play, a comedy in the canon of John Fletcher and his collaborators. It was originally published in the first Beaumont and Fletcher folio of 1647. Uncertainties of the play s date, authorship, and sources make it one …

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  • 56Serving maid — Serving Serv ing, a. & n. from {Serve}. [1913 Webster] {Serving board} (Naut.), a flat piece of wood used in serving ropes. {Serving maid}, a female servant; a maidservant. {Serving mallet} (Naut.), a wooden instrument shaped like a mallet, used… …

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  • 57Between maid — A between maid (nickname tweeny, also called hall girl particularly in the United States) is a female junior servant in a large household with many staff. The position is largely defunct in the 21st century, as few households can afford great… …

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  • 58hand|maid — «HAND MAYD», noun. 1. a woman servant or attendant. 2. a person or thing that serves; servant: »Figurative. The confident theorist can become the…handmaid to the drudgery of fact (Manchester Guardian Weekly) …

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  • 59Waiting maid — Waiting Wait ing, a. & n. from {Wait}, v. [1913 Webster] {In waiting}, in attendance; as, lords in waiting. [Eng.] {Waiting gentlewoman}, a woman who waits upon a person of rank. {Waiting maid}, {Waiting woman}, a maid or woman who waits upon… …

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  • 60kitchen-maid — kitchˈen maid noun A maid or servant whose work is in the kitchen • • • Main Entry: ↑kitchen …

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