Definition of "serving-maid" []

• A female servant. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "A love affair is not made to crouch down and brutalize itself like an English serving-maid who has callouses on her knees from scrubbing."
• "Sister Simplice sent a serving-maid to inquire of the portress of the factory, whether the mayor had returned, and if he would not come to the infirmary soon."
• "The Lady of the Seven Stars did not indeed ring a bell, because such was not the fashion of the time, but she whistled on a silver call, which was hung by her side, and a tight serving-maid entered the room."