Housemaids
[haʊs,meɪdz]
Examples
- She was quite shocked when I asked her whether wine was allowed at the second table, and she has turned away two housemaids for wearing white gowns. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- She chased Jessie and Rose from the upper realm of the house; she forbade the housemaids to set their foot in it. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- He had Mrs. Yorke to appease; not quite so easy a task as the pacification of her housemaids. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
Checked by Justin