Jack in the green
Jack in the green noun: a person who wore a pyramidal or conical wicker or wooden framework decorated with foliage, as part of May Day processions in England.
Noun
Jack in the green (plural Jacks in the green)
- A person who wore a pyramidal or conical wicker or wooden framework decorated with foliage, as part of May Day processions in England.
- Mr Merdle took down a countess who was secluded somewhere in the core of an immense dress, to which she was in the proportion of the heart to the overgrown cabbage. If so low a simile may be admitted, the dress went down the staircase like a richly brocaded Jack in the Green, and nobody knew what...1855 December – 1857 June, Charles Dickens, Little Dorrit, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1857, →OCLC
Forms of Jack in the green
| plural | Jacks in the green |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Jack-in-the-green |
| alternative form | Jack o' the Green |
Questions about Jack in the green
- What does Jack in the green mean?
- Jack in the green means a person who wore a pyramidal or conical wicker or wooden framework decorated with foliage, as part of May Day processions in England.
- What part of speech is Jack in the green?
- Jack in the green is a noun.
- What is the plural of Jack in the green?
- The plural of Jack in the green is Jacks in the green.
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