单词 | maiding |
释义 | > as lemmasˈmaiding ˈmaiding n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > attendant or personal servant > [noun] > lady's maid > action or condition of abigailship1849 lady's-maiding1877 maiding1882 1882 E. L. Chamberlain Gloss. W. Worcs. Words Add. 36 Maiding-tub. 1900 A. W. Pinero Gay Ld. Quex i. 14 And when I got sick of maiding, I went to Dundas's opposite, and served three years at the hairdressing. 1921 Chambers's Jrnl. 1 Jan. 73/1 If you require ‘maiding’, you tell the lady of the bureau of your floor, and she supplies you with an attendant. 1955 ‘C. H. Rolph’ Women of Streets vi. 78 Maiding to a prostitute is a definite job. 1993 Sunday Times 11 Apr. v. 1/1 ‘Maiding’..is answering the phone for another girl who is working as a prostitute. < as lemmas |
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