tirewoman
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tirewomen
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Origin of tirewoman
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"Leave me now, Rose, and send Gillian the tirewoman hither—I have directions to give about the packing and removal of my wardrobe."
From The Betrothed by Scott, Walter, Sir
Even at night, nobody enjoyed extensive quarters, and but for Cicely's accident she would have slept with Dyot, the tirewoman, who had arrived with the baggage, which included a pallet bed for them.
From Unknown to History: a story of the captivity of Mary of Scotland by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
"Shall I send my tirewoman with one like it to Nehushta?" inquired Atossa, raising her delicate eyebrows, with a sweet smile.
From Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)
Presently, her ladyship came into the bedroom, and said, as a queen might say to her tirewoman, "Put me into my dressing-gown."
From The Motor Maid by Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris)
Nor do I," said Rose, leading the way to the supper room, "Aunt Chloe is an accomplished tirewoman.
From Elsie's Girlhood A Sequel to "Elsie Dinsmore" and "Elsie's Holidays at Roselands" by Finley, Martha
‘Nay, but,’ said Malcolm, ‘what should a mere matter of old rockers and worn-out tirewomen concern a demoiselle of birth?’
From The Caged Lion by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
Atossa sat, as ever at that hour in her toilet-chamber, surrounded by her tirewomen.
From Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)
Therefore, she reached her apartment unnoticed, and, summoning her tirewomen, surrendered herself to the tedious process of adornment according to the accepted taste of Magna Graecia.
From The Lion's Brood by Osborne, Duffield
As for the Minister's daughter she sitteth among her nurses and tirewomen, weeping and wailing; for they have forbidden her father to come near her.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 01 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
Thou canst run into her chamber when she and the tirewomen are gone down.”
From Grisly Grisell by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
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