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noun
a young girl at a wedding ceremony who precedes the bride and carries or scatters flowers in her path.
British. a woman who sells flowers in the street.
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Origin of flower girl
First recorded in 1780–90
Words nearby flower girl
flower-de-luce, flowered, flowerer, floweret, flower fly, flower girl, flower head, flowering, flowering currant, flowering dogwood, flowering flax
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British Dictionary definitions for flower girl
flower girl
noun
a girl or woman who sells flowers in the street
US and Scot a young girl who carries flowers in a procession, esp at weddings
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