"follow-me-lad" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: follow-me-lads [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} follow-me-lad (plural follow-me-lads)
  1. (obsolete) A curl of a young woman's hair arranged to trail over her shoulder. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-follow-me-lad-en-noun-IdTg8lKt
  2. (obsolete) A ribbon dangling behind a young woman's bonnet. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-follow-me-lad-en-noun-Jrl-wxTN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80

Inflected forms

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