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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Origin of flower girl

First recorded in 1780–90

Words nearby flower girl

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
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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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