Green Man

Green Man
n [usu sing]
1. a figure of a person that has a green light shining through it at traffic lights in Britain. The green man lights up when the traffic has stopped, to show people that it is safe to cross the road.
2. an image of a man surrounded by green plants, trees, etc. In Britain it is an old symbol of fertility (= the ability of people to have children, trees to produce fruit and the soil to produce crops). The Green Man is a common name for a pub.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Green Man — es un superhéroe ficticio de los cómics, un extraterrestre del planeta Uxor en el sistema solar Vega, y un miembro de la fuerza policial intergaláctica conocida como los Green Lantern Corps. Su primer aparición fue en Green Lantern (vol. 2) N°… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Green Man — (album) Green Man Album par Mark Owen Sortie 2 décembre 1996 27 octobre 2003 Enregistrement En plusieurs fois Durée 55:28 (première version) 76:47 (seconde version) Genre(s) …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Green Man — A Green Man is a sculpture, drawing, or other representation of a face surrounded by or made from leaves. Branches or vines may sprout from the nose, mouth, nostrils or other parts of the face and these shoots may bear flowers or fruit. Commonly… …   Wikipedia

  • Green Man —    Readers will seek in vain for any mention of The Green Man in pre war folklore collections and studies, for the present day use of the phrase to designate a *foliate head was only invented in 1939 (see below), and the various authentic uses of …   A Dictionary of English folklore

  • Green Man (Album) — Green Man Album par Mark Owen Sortie 2 décembre 1996 27 octobre 2003 Enregistrement En plusieurs fois Durée 55:28 (première version) 76:47 (seconde version) Genre(s) …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Green man (album) — Green Man Album par Mark Owen Sortie 2 décembre 1996 27 octobre 2003 Enregistrement En plusieurs fois Durée 55:28 (première version) 76:47 (seconde version) Genre(s) …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Green Man (album) — Green Man Album par Mark Owen Sortie 2 décembre 1996 27 octobre 2003 Enregistrement En plusieurs fois Durée 55:28 (première version) 76:47 (seconde version) Ge …   Wikipédia en Français

  • green man, the — noun BRITISH INFORMAL a green light, usually in the shape of a man walking, at a PEDESTRIAN CROSSING (=a place for people to cross the street): Always wait for the green man before crossing the street …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Green Man (comics) — Superherobox caption = Green Man, from # 2 (December 2005). Art by Patrick Gleason character name = Green Man publisher = DC Comics debut = Green Lantern (vol. 2) # 164 (May 1983) #1 creators = Mike Barr Keith Pollard Geoff Johns, Dave Gibbons… …   Wikipedia

  • Green Man (disambiguation) — The Green Man is an ancient symbol of nature. The phrase may also refer to:In fiction: * The Green Man , a ghost story by British author Kingsley Amis and a 1990 horror film adaptation *Green Man (comics), a DC Comics superhero * The Green Man… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”