<Entry xmlns="urn:NEID" xmlns:d="urn:NEID" level="11"><DEnt><HwdGp><HWD>maître d'</HWD><VarCnt><VAR>maître d'hôtel</VAR></VarCnt><LabelGp><STYLE label="Fr"/><DOMAIN label="rest"/><DOMAIN label="tour"/><DOMAIN label="empl"/></LabelGp></HwdGp><FwkSenCnt><POS code="n"/><MEANING>the head waiter in a restaurant or hotel</MEANING><ExCnt><EX>The <b>maître d '</b> looked at her , and his top lip drew back in a grimace .</EX></ExCnt><ExCnt><EX>The hotels can always be relied upon to be first-class , their <b>maitre d's</b> d's always remembering your name , their waiters mastering the art of attentive yet discreet service and their concierges always going that extra mile to ensure that your stay is as pampered as possible .
</EX></ExCnt><ExCnt><EX>If , like me , you are intimidated by mere <b>maître d's</b> , then you may find the prospect of the close attentions of someone called a Villa Master somewhat traumatising .</EX></ExCnt><ExCnt><EX>For those with ability it is possible to rise through the ranks to senior <b>maître d'hôtel</b> .</EX></ExCnt><ExCnt><EX>What it is not is the old-fashioned European-style service , with tuxedoed captains , imposing <b>maitres d'hotel</b> , rigid rules of service , and an air of hauteur and intimidation .</EX></ExCnt></FwkSenCnt></DEnt></Entry>

