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单词 parlourmaid
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parlourmaidparlormaidn.

Brit. /ˈpɑːləmeɪd/, U.S. /ˈpɑrlərˌmeɪd/
Forms: see parlour n. and adj. and maid n.1
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: parlour n., maid n.1
Etymology: < parlour n. + maid n.1
Now chiefly historical.
A female domestic servant, esp. one who waits at table.
ΘΚΠ
the world > food and drink > food > serving food > [noun] > server of food > as servant > woman
Phillis1589
Hebe1606
table maid1828
parlourmaid1836
parlour girl1858
waitress1875
1836 H. Grote Let. 25 Mar. in Lewin Lett. (1909) I. ii. 341 Elizabeth Lord is shipped as parlour maid to make tea, read papers, and keep my mother from setting herself on fire.
1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop i. xxxi. 268 Miss Monflathers's parlour-maid inspected all visitors before admitting them.
1887 I. Randall Lady's Ranche Life Montana 112 Here am I, cook, parlour-maid, house-maid, and scullery-maid all rolled into one.
1930 J. Cannan No Walls of Jasper 64 The parlourmaid..set down a cup of Ovaltine on the corner of the writing table.
a1983 ‘R. West’ This Real Night (1984) ii. vi. 184 The parlourmaid left us alone in the drawing-room.

Derivatives

ˈparlourmaiding n. the occupation or work of a parlourmaid.
ΘΚΠ
society > occupation and work > work > [noun] > work or activity of specific workers
spurrieryc1449
water-bearing1483
agenting1646
portering1736
porterage1764
artisanship1827
parlourmaiding1885
artisanry1886
scouting1908
intrapreneuring1985
1885 G. Allen Babylon xv I'd go back again willingly to the parlour-maiding.
1887 I. Randall Lady's Ranche Life Montana 17 I do all the housemaiding and parlourmaiding.
1933 Times Lit. Suppl. 6 Apr. 246/4 Helga's adventures in cooking and parlourmaiding..are narrated in letters by herself to a girl friend.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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