femme de chambre

/ French (fam də ʃɑ̃brə) /

noun plural femmes de chambre (fam də ʃɑ̃brə)

a chambermaid

rare a personal maid

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weal

well-being, prosperity, or happiness.

the intervening time.

a somewhat prolonged, sharp, shrill cry, as of pain, fear, or surprise.

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Word Origin for femme de chambre

C18: woman of the bedroom

Words nearby femme de chambre

feminism, feminist, feminization, feminize, femme, femme de chambre, femme fatale, femmy, femoral, femoral artery, femoral canal

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Example sentences from the Web for femme de chambre

In their retinue came Ursula, an Italian femme-de-chambre, a woman whose name is never uttered in the pueblo but with a curse.
Harper's Magazine, Vol III, June 1851|Various
"Mademoiselle," replied he, politely touching his cap to the femme-de-chambre.
The Daltons, Volume I (of II)|Charles James Lever
After dinner Will told me that the strange gentleman begged to be allowed to speak to my femme-de-chambre, Mrs. Kennedy.
The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson, Volumes One and Two|Harriette Wilson
Désirée, our femme-de-chambre, before she came to us, lived in a wealthy roturier family.
Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885|Various

Mademoiselle de Piolant, femme-de-chambre to the royal children.
The Life of Marie de Medicis, Vol. 1 (of 3)|Julia Pardoe

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