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milkmaid Definition

milk·maid (milk′mād′)

noun

a girl or woman who milks cows or works in a dairy; dairymaid

milkmaid Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • play: While Marie-Antoinette played a milkmaid, Charles plays farmer.

Adjective modifier

  • merry: Long's position was generally confirmed by Leslie Thomson's description of the Folger's Two Merry Milkmaids ( 1620 ).

Browse dictionary entries near milkmaid

  1. ‹ milking
  2. ‹ milkiness
  3. ‹ milkfish
  4. ‹ milker
  5. ‹ milk vetch
  6. ‹ milk tooth
  7. ‹ milk sugar
  8. ‹ milk snake
  9. ‹ milk sickness
  10. ‹ milk run
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