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Definition of Fille de chambre
1. Noun. A maid who is employed to clean and care for bedrooms (now primarily in hotels).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fille De Chambre
Literary usage of Fille de chambre
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A sentimental journey through France and Italy by Laurence Sterne (1802)
"... been the priest of the chaste CASTALIA, I could not have served at her fountain
with a more respectful decorum. XXXVIII. THE FILLE-DE-CHAMBRE. , PARIS. ..."
2. The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne (1832)
"... as to be in a line betwixt her mistress and me;— So that, when I stretched
out my hand, I caught hold of the fille de chambre's. THE END. ..."
3. A Bibliographical Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany by Thomas Frognall Dibdin (1821)
"of the fille-de-chambre at the Hotel Royale of Caen.* And as a counterpart to
it, pray examine this pleasing little group, of the same character, ..."
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