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Definition of parlourmaid noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

parlourmaid

noun
 
/ˈpɑːləmeɪd/
 
/ˈpɑːrlərmeɪd/
(US English parlormaid)
(old use)
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  1. a female servant who was employed in the past to serve food at the dinner table
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