femme de chambre
Britishnoun
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a chambermaid
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rare a personal maid
Etymology
Origin of femme de chambre
C18: woman of the bedroom
Example Sentences
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"Fait, your honor"—for if the woman had ever lost any portion of the peculiar patois of her own country, while living in Paris as a femme de chambre, or with Capt.
From Ups and Downs in the Life of a Distressed Gentleman by Stone, William L. (William Leete)
A femme de chambre, from a convenient window, joined in the hubbub without in the least knowing what it was all about.
From The Husbands of Edith by McCutcheon, George Barr
I suppose it reflects upon the femme de chambre when the mistress is not up to the mark.
From Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 by Waddington, Mary King
Nathalie became femme de chambre in the apartment of Mrs. Winter.
From The Guests Of Hercules by Bracker, M. Leone
Miss Linton has at length succeeded in dragging herself out of the embrace of the somnolent divinity, and enters the breakfast-room, supported by her French femme de chambre.
From Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye by Reid, Mayne
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