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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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