jack-in-the-green

  • 1Jack-in-the-green — Jack Jack (j[a^]k), n. [F. Jacques James, L. Jacobus, Gr. ?, Heb. Ya aq[=o]b Jacob; prop., seizing by the heel; hence, a supplanter. Cf. {Jacobite}, {Jockey}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John. [1913 Webster] You… …

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  • 2Jack o' the Green — may be:* Jack o the Green, Jack in the green, role in English folk culture traditions for May Day * Jack O The Green (Jools Holland album) …

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  • 3Jack in the green — A Jack in the Green (also Jack in the green, Jack in the green, Jack i the Green, Jack o the Green etc) is a participant in traditional English May Day parades and other May celebrations, who wears a large, foliage covered, garland like framework …

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  • 4Jack-in-the-Green —    An urban street *calendar custom enacted on May Day by chimneysweeps. The sweeps dressed up in their finery, if they had any, with added ribbons; one dressed as the Lord, another as a Lady, and one or two as clowns. They had musicians and… …

    A Dictionary of English folklore

  • 5jack-in-the-green — darželinė juodgrūdė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Vėdryninių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis augalas (Nigella damascena), paplitęs šiaurės Afrikoje, pietų Europoje ir pietvakarių Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Nigella damascena angl. Damask… …

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  • 6Jack in the Green Backpackers — (Хэнмер Спрингс,Новая Зеландия) Категория отеля: 3 звездочный отель Адрес …

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  • 7jack-in-the-green — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun (plural jack in the greens or jacks in the green) Usage: usually capitalized J&G 1. : a man or boy enclosed in a conical framework covered with leaves and boughs to take a prominent part in the May Day games of English… …

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  • 8Jack-by-the-hedge — Jack Jack (j[a^]k), n. [F. Jacques James, L. Jacobus, Gr. ?, Heb. Ya aq[=o]b Jacob; prop., seizing by the heel; hence, a supplanter. Cf. {Jacobite}, {Jockey}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John. [1913 Webster] You… …

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  • 9Jack-in-the-bush — Jack Jack (j[a^]k), n. [F. Jacques James, L. Jacobus, Gr. ?, Heb. Ya aq[=o]b Jacob; prop., seizing by the heel; hence, a supplanter. Cf. {Jacobite}, {Jockey}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John. [1913 Webster] You… …

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  • 10Jack-of-the-buttery — Jack Jack (j[a^]k), n. [F. Jacques James, L. Jacobus, Gr. ?, Heb. Ya aq[=o]b Jacob; prop., seizing by the heel; hence, a supplanter. Cf. {Jacobite}, {Jockey}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John. [1913 Webster] You… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English