harvest doll
noun
variants: or
harvest mother
orharvest queen
Definition of harvest doll
: a doll decorated with grain and flowers or an image made from the last sheaf cut in the harvest and used in European celebrations of the harvest home —called also kirn baby, mell-doll
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