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Definition of Barmaids
1. barmaid [n] - See also: barmaid
Lexicographical Neighbors of Barmaids
Literary usage of Barmaids
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 by Mary Baker Eddy (1896)
"COMPARISON TO ENGLISH barmaids. SINCE my residence in Concord, NH, I have read
the daily paper, and had become an admirer of Edgar L. Wakeman's terse, ..."
2. Three Visits to America by Emily Faithfull (1884)
"... the telegraph, and the telephone—The manicure—American disapproval of women
as barmaids—The force of habit—Objections raised at first against women ..."
3. Parodies of the Works of English & American Authors by Walter Hamilton (1887)
"Nine little barmaids, trying to be great ; One look'd too pompously, and then
there were ... Eight little barmaids—one came from Devon— Six little barmaids, ..."
4. Toilers in London: Or, Inquiries Concerning Female Labour in the Metropolis by "British weekly" Commissioners, British Weekly Commissioners (1889)
"barmaids. 'TT*HE girls who serve behind the bars of -*• restaurants and ...
This deals with first-class barmaids, and especially with those engaged in the ..."
5. Miscellaneous Writings 1883-1896 (1896)
"COMPARISON TO ENGLISH barmaids. SINCE my residence in Concord, NH, I have read
the daily paper, and had become an admirer of Edgar L. Wakeman's terse, ..."
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