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Brewer's: Knots of May
The children's game. “Here we go gathering nuts of May” is a perversion of “Here we go gathering knots of May,” referring to the old custom of gathering knots of flowers on May-day, or, to…Brewer's: Nuts of May
Here we go gathering nuts of May. A corruption of knots or springs of May. We still speak of “love-knots,” and a bunch of flowers is called a “knot.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…Brewer's: Queen of the May
A village lass chosen to preside over the parish sports on May Day. Tennyson has a poem on the subject. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Queen of the…Brewer's: Will not when They may
Those who will not when they may, when they will they shall have nay. “Qui ne prend le bien quand il peut, il ne l'a pas quand il veut…Brewer's: May-day
Polydore Virgil says that the Roman youths used to go into the fields and spend the calends of May in dancing and singing in honour of Flora, goddess of fruits and flowers. The early…Brewer's: May Meetings
A title applied to the annual gatherings, in May and June, of the religious and charitable societies, to hear the annual reports and appeals for continued or increased support. The chief…Brewer's: May Molloch
or The Maid of the Hairy Arms. An elf who condescends to mingle in ordinary sports, and even to direct the master of the house how to play dominoes or draughts. Like the White Lady of…Brewer's: May-pole
(London). The races in the Dunciad take place “where the tall May-pole overlooked the Strand.” On the spot now occupied by St. Mary-le-Strand, anciently stood a cross. In the place of this…Misty May-Treanor
Name at birth: Misty MayMisty May-Treanor and her partner Kerri Walsh won gold medals in beach volleyball at the summer Olympics of 2004 (in Athens), 2008 (in Beijing) and 2012 (in London). May-…Anna May Wong
Name at birth: Wong Liu-tsongAnna May Wong was a star of early silent films and "talkies," and is regarded as the first prominent Chinese-American actor in Hollywood movies. She was born Wong Liu-…Trending
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