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Noun: parlormaid  'paar-lur,meyd
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: parlourmaid)
  1. A maid in a private home whose duties are to care for the parlor and the table and to answer the door
    "The parlormaid greeted guests and ensured the drawing room was always presentable";
    - parlourmaid [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: parlormaids

Type of: amah, housemaid, maid, maidservant