单词 | french maid |
释义 | > as lemmasFrench maid French maid n. a lady's maid of French origin, frequently employed in the Victorian and Edwardian eras as a status symbol, and more recently also considered as an object of sexual interest, with reference to the characteristic costume of such maids. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > attendant or personal servant > [noun] > lady's maid > French French maid1606 mademoiselle1642 1606 T. Heywood 2nd Pt. If you know not Me sig. G2v The french maid taught me manners. 1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle III. lxxxviii. 115 My French maid, whom I had sent for some of my cloaths, was dogged in her return. 1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair lv. 491 She went up stairs and dressed herself this time without the aid of her French maid. 1912 A. M. N. Lyons Clara viii. 73 I'm only a little dis'eartened because the motor's broken down and my French maid forgot to air the curling-tongs. 2005 Guardian Weekly (Austral. ed.) 29 July 17/1 They are..whiling away the hours in ‘cosplay’ (costume play) cafes where they are served by young women dressed as anything from French maids to cartoon characters. < as lemmas |
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