Tablemaid

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A female servant at the dining table.

    "There had been a good many cooks and tablemaids during Violet's lifetime. She never became friends with any; they were always called Miss This or Mrs That, and the courtesy titles made a barrier between them and the orphanage girl."

Example

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"There had been a good many cooks and tablemaids during Violet's lifetime. She never became friends with any; they were always called Miss This or Mrs That, and the courtesy titles made a barrier between them and the orphanage girl."

Etymology

From table + maid.

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