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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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FLANDERS BABY, n.comb. A Dutch doll. Also fig. Hist.Ayr. 1826 Galt Lairds vi.:
She was a bonnie lassie, wi' blithe e'en, and cheeks like a Flanders baby. Sc. 1827 C. I. Johnstone Eliz. de Bruce I. vi.:
It's been lang thought he has an ee to Captain Wolfe for his Flanders-baby o' a maiden. Sc. 1926 K. Parker My Ladie Dundie i.:
A “Flanders Baby” or doll, dressed in black velvet bodice and brocaded cushioned petticoat, like the finest lady in the Hague.Edb. 2000s:
My ma had a Flanders baby when she wis a bairn.