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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According to him, the couple, "a youthful bridegroom and a fair lady," accompanied by a courier, a femme de chambre, and a carriage, took rooms at the Hotel Vittoria.
From The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert by Wyndham, Horace
“Ah, me!” cried the femme de chambre, with a hypocritical whine, “my poor mistress!—who then is to help her?”
From Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora by Reid, Mayne
The landlady loves him, the femme de chambre blesses him, the garçon worships him.
From With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 by Various
When her femme de chambre entered her room, she found her mistress on her knees at her morning devotions before a crucifix.
From The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 by Various
My lady, in high spirits, was superintending, with gusto, her own toilet, as it progressed under the skillful hand of her femme de chambre.
From Faithful Margaret A Novel by Ashmore, Annie
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