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Definition of Charlady
1. Noun. (context: chiefly archaic or historical) A woman who cleans houses and offices as an occupation. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Charlady
1. a cleaning woman [n -DIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Charlady
Literary usage of Charlady
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Posthumous Works in Prose and Verse: Written in the Time of the Civil Wars by Samuel Butler, Roger L'Estrange (1715)
"... fiery Bauble, Ador'd by Strumpets and the Rabble ; The Ladies Idol at a Ball,
The Stallion of thy Court Whitehall -, Who got,great charlady thee,retains ..."
2. America's Day; Studies in Light and Shade by William George] [Fitz-Gerald (1918)
"... the alien charlady a trial too bitter to be borne. It is surprising what shifts
even families of a good class are put to by this problem. ..."
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