Associations to the word «Parlourmaid»
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Wiktionary
PARLOURMAID, noun. (British) A maid who takes care of the parlour.
Dictionary definition
PARLOURMAID, noun. A maid in a private home whose duties are to care for the parlor and the table and to answer the door.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.