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

Derived forms: parlourmaids

Type of: amah, housemaid, maid, maidservant

Encyclopedia: Parlourmaid