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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(British) A maid whose primary tasks involve direct interaction with her employers and their guests, such as serving food and answering the door..
Then catching sight of Dorcas, the parlourmaid, going into the dining-room, she called to her to bring some stamps into the boudoir.
Use parlourmaid when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Parlourmaid means (British) A maid whose primary tasks involve direct interaction with her employers and their guests, such as serving food and answering the door..
Common synonyms include parlormaid.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Then catching sight of Dorcas, the parlourmaid, going into the dining-room, she called to her to bring some stamps into the boudoir.
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