flower of the flock
flower of the flock noun: something exceedingly good or the best of its type.
Noun
flower of the flock (plural flowers of the flock)
- Something exceedingly good or the best of its type.
- None of the Pontifexes were deficient in good looks; they were a well-grown shapely family enough, but Alethea was the flower of the flock even as regards good looks, while in respect of all other qualities that make a woman lovable, it seemed as though the stock that had been intended for the...1903, Samuel Butler, The Way of All Flesh
Forms of flower of the flock
| plural | flowers of the flock |
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Questions about flower of the flock
- What does flower of the flock mean?
- Flower of the flock means something exceedingly good or the best of its type.
- What part of speech is flower of the flock?
- Flower of the flock is a noun.
- What is the plural of flower of the flock?
- The plural of flower of the flock is flowers of the flock.
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