Associations to the word «Parlormaid»
Wiktionary
PARLORMAID, noun. (US) A maid who takes care of the parlor.
Dictionary definition
PARLORMAID, noun. A maid in a private home whose duties are to care for the parlor and the table and to answer the door.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.