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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A maid-servant whoso duties are usually confined to the dining- and reception-rooms of a house, sometimes taking the place of a butler in simple establishments.
Examples
““Grouse in the gun-room” over and over in the presence of my wife, mother, mother-inlaw, sons, daughters, old footman or parlor-maid, confidential clerk, curate, or what not?”
“At first the parlor-maid was distinctly startled when he asked for Bernice instead of Marjorie; after a week of it she told the cook that Miss Bernice had gotta holda Miss”
“He looked, not irritated only, but surprised as well, at finding his parlor-maid waiting for him in the drawing-room, and inquired, sharply and suspiciously, what she wanted there?”
““How long ago is it since you lived in service as a parlor-maid?””
“The other servants, indoors, are all women; and instead of a footman to wait on him at dinner, the admiral has a parlor-maid.”
“With those words, Mrs. Drake, the housekeeper, closed the door; and the new parlor-maid was left alone in her bed-chamber at St. Crux.”
“The parlor-maid now at St. Crux is engaged to be married, and as soon as her master can suit himself she is going away.”
“His honor, the admiral, likes a parlor-maid with a clean run fore and aft.”
“London, stating that you have found me a new parlor-maid at last, and that the girl is ready to return with you to St. Crux when your other errands in town allow you to come back.”
“Early to bed, my dear, and early to rise, makes a parlor-maid healthy and wealthy and wise.”
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