Will-o'-the-wisp

  • 51The Disappearance of McKinley Nolan — Directed by Henry Corra Release date(s) October 1, 2010 (2010 10 01) (Woodstock Film Festival) …

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  • 52The Voyage of the Space Beagle —   Cover of …

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  • 53The Deciding Kiss — Directed by Tod Browning Written by Ethel M. Kelly Bernard McConville Starring Edith Roberts Winifred Greenwood …

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  • 54The Day of Faith — Directed by Tod Browning Produced by Samuel Goldwyn …

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  • 55The Dangerous Flirt — Directed by Tod Browning Fred Tyler(asst. dir) Produced by Gothic Pictures Written by Julie Herne Richard Schayer Star …

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  • 56The Devil's Dream — is an old fiddle tune of unknown origins. Played as either a jig or a reel, it is attested to as a popular tune from at least 1834 in New England.[1] It also appears in a folk tale from central England dated to c. 1805.[2] The Devil s Dream is,… …

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  • 57wisp — I. noun Etymology: Middle English Date: 13th century 1. a small handful (as of hay or straw) 2. a. a thin strip or fragment b. a thready streak < a wisp of smoke > c. something frail, slight, or fleeting < a wisp of a girl > …

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  • 58wisp — wisplike, adj. /wisp/, n. 1. a handful or small bundle of straw, hay, or the like. 2. any thin tuft, lock, mass, etc.: wisps of hair. 3. a thin puff or streak, as of smoke; slender trace. 4. a person or thing that is small, delicate, or barely&#8230; …

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  • 59wisp — noun (C) 1 wisp of hair/hay/grass etc a thin piece of hair etc that is separate from the rest: A wisp of hair had escaped from under her hat. 2 wisp of smoke/cloud etc a small thin line of smoke etc that rises upwards see also: will o the wisp&#8230; …

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  • 60wisp — [[t]wɪsp[/t]] n. 1) a handful or small bundle of straw, hay, or the like 2) any thin tuft, lock, mass, etc.: wisps of hair[/ex] 3) cvb a thin puff or streak, as of smoke; slender trace 4) a person or thing that is small, delicate, or barely&#8230; …

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