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flowers of the flock

flowers of the flock is the plural of flower of the flock.

Meaning of flower of the flock

Noun

flower of the flock (plural flowers of the flock)

  1. (archaic, idiomatic) 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

Questions about flowers of the flock

What is flowers of the flock the plural of?
Flowers of the flock is the plural of flower of the flock.

Words near flowers of the flock in the dictionary

  1. flowers
  2. flowers of antimony
  3. flowers of sulfur
  4. flowers of sulphur
  5. flowers of tan
  6. flowers of the flock
  7. flowers of wine
  8. flowers of zinc
  9. flowers-of-an-hour
  10. flowerstem
  11. flowerstems

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