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What is the noun for parlormaid?

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parlor
  1. The living room of a house, or a room for entertaining guests; a room for talking.
  2. (archaic) The apartment in a monastery or nunnery where the residents are permitted to meet and converse with each other or with visitors from the outside.
  3. A room for lounging; a sitting-room; a drawing room.
  4. (archaic) A comfortable room in a public house.
  5. (chiefly Southern US) A covered open-air patio.
  6. A shop or other business selling goods specified by context.
  7. A shed used for milking cattle.
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  9. Examples:
    1. “He occasionally saw them in the parlor of the house as he moved from the front door and up the stairs to his small attic apartment.”
      “I really shouldn't have been surprised when I ended up at the ice cream parlor with Mom and my three scoops of rainbow sherbet in a sugar cone.”
      “Cynthia was waiting outside of the piercing parlor when we arrived and she greeted us both with an air kiss and then led us inside.”
parlourmaid
  1. (Britain) A maid who takes care of the parlour.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Liszt returned his attention to where Caroline was, but he saw not the girl, but an old parlourmaid of the queen.”
      “There was a knock on the door and the parlourmaid Katie came in.”
      “As our family grew we'd hired more servants so that now we had a parlourmaid, two housemaids, two kitchenmaids, a scullerymaid, Mrs. Benson, Mr. Richards and the cook.”
parlormaid
  1. (US) A maid who takes care of the parlor.
parlour
  1. British spelling standard spelling of parlor.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Outside, Nell balled her hand in a fist and bravely knocked on the grand oak door leading into the parlour.”
      “There are always friends who are ready for a chat in the coffee shop, ice cream parlour or fast food joint around the corner.”
      “A fire has been laid for us in the parlour and I am certain we have much to discuss.”
parlourmaids
parlormaids
  1. plural of parlormaid
parlours
parlors
  1. plural of parlor
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Or stroll South Street for some funky clothing shops, tattoo parlors, late-night music spots, or pizza and hoagies.”
      “Many insecticides used for livestock insect control are restricted for use in milking parlors and on lactating dairy cattle.”
      “Many are walking advertisements for tattoo parlors and they make more money than the mint can print in a day.”
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