plural of house-maid

plural of maid-of-all-work

Synonym of maids of honour tart

A traditional English baked tart consisting of a puff pastry shell filled with curds, sometimes with jam or almonds and nutmeg.

(uncountable) A children's card game, sometimes played with a special deck, where the object of the game is for each player to find matches for all the cards in his hand, without being stuck with the single unmatchable card.

(derogatory) An old woman who has never married; a spinster. / The Madagascar periwinkle. / The common zinnia. / An unpopped kernel in a batch of popped popcorn kernels.

The primary woman who attends the bride at a wedding ceremony.

(formerly, in large houses) A domestic servant, of lowest status, whose job is to wash dishes and do other menial chores.

A lady's maidservant of French origin, formerly considered a status symbol among wealthy households; now usually with reference to the titillating costume associated with them.

(dated) An unmarried noblewoman who was the attendant of a queen or princess / The chief bridesmaid at a wedding