| 单词 | jack o' the green |
| 释义 | > as lemmasJack o' (also of) the green Jack o' (also of) the green n. chiefly historical between 18th and 21st centuries (now rare) (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; (also) a man or boy wearing a wicker framework covered with leaves; = Jack in the green n. 1a.In quot. 1729 probably: a similar character at a harvest celebration. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > persons and characters > [noun] > characters in May-day festivities May-lady1564 savage mana1577 green man1578 May Marian1582 May Queen1600 malkina1625 Jack o' the green1729 Jack-in-the-bush1792 Jack in the green1794 May Day sweep1832 green1836 Maid Marian1893 1729 Daily Post 23 Sept. 1/2 To-morrow will be unloaded the last wagon of Harvest-Home;..Bells, and Merry-making;..the Barley-mow, the blind Fidler;..then Jack o' the Green, [etc.]. 1775 Morning Chron. & London Advertiser 2 May Jack of the Green had made his garland by five in the morning. 1826 W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1827) II. 577 Formerly a pleasant character dressed out with ribands and flowers, figured in village May-games under the name of Jack-o'-the-Green... A Jack-o'-the-Green always carried a long walking stick with floral wreaths. 1911 Observer 30 Apr. 16/3 Next followed Maypoles, Jack-o'-the-Green, six sweeps and master sweep. 2012 Kentish Gaz. (Nexis) 29 Mar. Jack o' the Green is dusting off winter cobwebs in readiness for his starring role at Whitstable's May Day celebration. < as lemmas |
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