"Little Bo Peep dress" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Little Bo Peep dresses [plural]
Etymology: In reference to Little Bo-Peep, a young shepherdess in a traditional English nursery rhyme. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Little Bo Peep dress}} Little Bo Peep dress (plural Little Bo Peep dresses)
  1. A kind of dress traditionally worn by young girls. Wikipedia link: Little Bo-Peep Categories (topical): Clothing Synonyms: Bo Peep dress

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