| 单词 | set girl |
| 释义 | > as lemmasset girl set girl n. (also with capital initials) now chiefly historical (in Jamaica) a female dancer who performs at traditional festivals such as junkanoo (see junkanoo n.).Usually in plural. Set girls typically perform in groups, each group having its own elaborate and colourful costume, and often sing and play instruments to accompany the dancing. ΚΠ 1832 M. Scott Tom Cringle's Log xiv, in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 469/2 This day was the first of the Negro Carnival or Christmas Holidays, and at the distance of two miles from Kingston the..mellow singing of the Set Girls..came off upon the breeze loud and strong. 1968 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 16 Mar. 7/2 There was a dancing display by girls dressed as set girls in colours of the Jamaican flag. 2009 Forward (Nexis) 9 Jan. (Arts & Culture section) 13 Jonkonnu celebrations developed their own stock characters, such as the Queen (or Ma'am) of the singing and dancing Set Girls. < as lemmas |
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