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flower girl

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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flower bud, flower bug, flower child, flower cluster, flower fly, flower girl, flower head, flower people, flower power, flower-de-luce, flower-of-an-hour

Origin of flower girl

First recorded in 1780–90
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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012