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  2. Maid - Wikipedia

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    Under house parlour maid: the general deputy to the house parlour maid in a small establishment that had only two upstairs maids. Nursery maid: also an "upstairs maid", but one who worked in the children's nursery, maintaining fires, cleanliness, and good order. Reported to the nanny rather than the housekeeper.

  3. Domestic worker - Wikipedia

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    Nursemaid (Nursery maid) – A maid who oversees the nursery. Page or Tea boy - An Apprentice footman, 10 to 16 years old. Parlour maid - Cleaning the sitting rooms, drawing rooms, library and alike. Personal shopper – A person who does the shopping. Personal trainer – A worker who trains their employer in fitness, swimming, and sports.

  4. Parlour - Wikipedia

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    A Greek Revival parlour in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A parlour (or parlor) is a reception room or public space. In medieval Christian Europe, the "outer parlour" was the room where the monks or nuns conducted business with those outside the monastery and the "inner parlour" was used for necessary conversation between resident members.

  5. Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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    In French, it means "beginning." The English meaning of the word exists only when in the plural form: [faire] ses débuts [sur scène] (to make one's débuts on the stage). The English meaning and usage also extends to sports to denote a player who is making their first appearance for a team or at an event. décolletage a low-cut neckline ...

  6. A Voice from the Past - Wikipedia

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    Elizabeth insisted on taking Sarah back to Eaton Place, and installed her as scullery maid, the only vacant position. Sarah was not happy with this, and determined to become under house parlour maid again. She managed to upset Alice (the under house parlourmaid) so Alice left, and Sarah then became under house parlourmaid.

  7. Dictionnaire de l'Académie française - Wikipedia

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    The Dictionnaire de l'Académie française (French pronunciation: [diksjɔnɛːʁ də lakademi fʁɑ̃sɛːz]) is the official dictionary of the French language. The Académie française is France's official authority on the usages, vocabulary, and grammar of the French language, although its recommendations carry no legal power. Sometimes ...

  8. A Woman of Substance (novel) - Wikipedia

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    As parlour maid, Emma sees a lot of the Fairley family and becomes friends with the younger son, Edwin. They bond over the deaths of their mothers. Emma also meets Blackie O'Neill, a wandering Irish navvy who has been hired to do some work at Fairley Hall, and they become fast friends. One day, Emma and Edwin realise they feel more for each ...

  9. The Blue Room (play) - Wikipedia

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    The characters change accordingly, the soldier becomes a cab driver, the parlour maid becomes an au pair, etc... Hare's major difference from the original piece is the idea of performing it as a two-person show. Hare states that he was not the first person to do so.