= May Queen, n. Also: a puppet in a May game (see quot. 1802).
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| 释义 | society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > persons and characters > [noun] > characters in May-day festivities (12) May-lady1564 = May Queen, n. Also: a puppet in a May game (see quot. 1802). savage mana1577 In outdoor shows, pageants, masques, etc.: a person dressed in greenery, representing a wild man of the woods; = savage, n.1 4a. Cf. green man, n.… green man1578 In outdoor shows, pageants, masques, etc.: a man dressed in greenery, representing a wild man of the woods or seasonal fertility. Cf. Jack o' (also of… May Marian1582 = Maid Marian, n. a. May Queen1600 A girl or young woman who is chosen to preside over May Day festivities as a queen, usually being gaily dressed and crowned with flowers. malkina1625 = Maid Marian, n. Obsolete. Jack o' the green1729 (at May Day celebrations) a man dressed in greenery, representing a wild man of the woods or seasonal fertility; = Jack in the green, n. 1b… Jack-in-the-bush1792 At May Day celebrations, formerly esp. among chimney sweeps: (a name for) a man or boy wearing a wooden or wicker framework in the shape of a rounded… Jack in the green1794 At May Day celebrations, formerly esp. among chimney sweeps: (a name for) a man or boy wearing a wooden or wicker framework in the shape of a… May Day sweep1832 a chimney sweep decorated with ribbons and flowers for the London sweeps' May Day festival. green1836 Short for green man, n. 1a or Jack in the green, n. 1. Obsolete. rare. Maid Marian1893 In modern use (revived by 19th-cent. antiquarians): a named character in the Horn dance performed annually at Abbots Bromley in Staffordshire. Cf… |
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