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needle-girl

needle-girl noun: a girl or young woman who is employed doing sewing and simple embroidery.

Noun

needle-girl (plural needle-girls)

  1. (historical) A girl or young woman who is employed doing sewing and simple embroidery.
    • Her complexion is pure and warm, though pale, as if from too close confinement; for I have now no doubt that she is a needle-girl.1848, Joseph Holt Ingraham, Jennette Alison; Or, The Young Strawberry Girl
    • Indeed I soon, found that the poor needle-girl was not the orphan with property.1856, Green Peas Picked From the Patch of Invisible Green Esq., page 133

Forms of needle-girl

pluralneedle-girls
alternative formneedle girl

Questions about needle-girl

What does needle-girl mean?
Needle-girl means a girl or young woman who is employed doing sewing and simple embroidery.
What part of speech is needle-girl?
Needle-girl is a noun.
What is the plural of needle-girl?
The plural of needle-girl is needle-girls.

Words near needle-girl in the dictionary

  1. needle wire
  2. needle wires
  3. needle-and-thread grass
  4. needle-clawed bushbabies
  5. needle-clawed bushbaby
  6. needle-girl
  7. needle-girls
  8. needle-in-the-eye syndrome
  9. needle-like
  10. needle-mover
  11. needle-movers

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