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1. a young girl at a wedding ceremony who precedes the bride and carries or scatters flowers in her path.2. Brit. a woman who sells flowers in the street.[1780-90]
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flower girl
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flower girl — n. 1. a girl or woman who sells flowers in the streets 2. a little girl who carries flowers and attends the bride at a wedding … English World dictionary
flower girl — n AmE a young girl who carries flowers at a wedding ceremony … Dictionary of contemporary English
flower girl — flower ,girl noun count a young girl who carries flowers in a wedding ceremony … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
flower girl — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms flower girl : singular flower girl plural flower girls 1) a young girl who carries flowers in a wedding ceremony 2) British old fashioned a girl or woman who sells flowers at a market … English dictionary
flower girl — noun 1. a woman who sells flowers in the street • Hypernyms: ↑seller, ↑marketer, ↑vender, ↑vendor, ↑trafficker 2. a young girl who carries flowers in a (wedding) procession • Hypernyms … Useful english dictionary
flower girl — young girl that carries flowers in a wedding; girl who sells flowers … English contemporary dictionary
flower girl — noun (C) 1 BrE a girl or woman who sells flowers in a street market 2 AmE a young girl who carries flowers in a wedding ceremony compare bridesmaid … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
flower girl — flow′er girl n. a young girl in a wedding procession who precedes the bride, carrying or scattering flowers … From formal English to slang
flower girl — noun A participant in a wedding procession, whose responsibility is usually to spread flower petals on the floor before the bride, or to carry a bouquet of flowers … Wiktionary
flower girl — noun Date: 1902 a little girl who carries flowers at a wedding … New Collegiate Dictionary
