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Definition of
parlormaid noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
parlormaid
noun
(
Canadian English usually
parlourmaid
)
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈpɑrlərˌmeɪd
/
/
(
old use
)
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a female servant who was employed in the past to serve food at the dinner table
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parlormaid
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