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Friar's lantern

noun

1 friar's lantern

A pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground.

synonyms: ignis fatuus, jack-o'-lantern, will-o'-the-wisp.

Dutch: dwaallicht, stalkaars

Roget 423: luminary; light etc. 420; flame etc. (fire) 382.    spark, scintilla; phosphorescence, fluorescence.    sun, orb of day, ... show more


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