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parlormaid

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Noun1.parlormaid - a maid in a private home whose duties are to care for the parlor and the table and to answer the door
parlourmaid
housemaid, maid, maidservant, amah - a female domestic
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The most photographed person in Cameron's household was her parlormaid Mary Hillier, to whom an entire wall of the exhibition is devoted.
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49) Most penitents were equipped to take positions as domestic servants, usually specialist posts such as parlormaid or cook, while those of more ability were often trained as nurses.
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