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FLOWER-GIRL BRIGADE

\flˈa͡ʊəɡˈɜːl bɹɪɡˈe͡ɪd], \flˈa‍ʊəɡˈɜːl bɹɪɡˈe‍ɪd], \f_l_ˈaʊ_ə_ɡ_ˈɜː_l b_ɹ_ɪ_ɡ_ˈeɪ_d]\

Definitions of FLOWER-GIRL BRIGADE

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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A society of flower-girls in London, founded by Lady Burdett Coutts, 1879, which seeks to improve their condition by regulating the supply of flowers, the conditions, places, etc., of sale, with fixed payment or commission.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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