"needle girl" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: needle girls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} needle girl (plural needle girls)
  1. Alternative form of needle-girl Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: needle-girl
    Sense id: en-needle_girl-en-noun-N9XSG-fq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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