ignis+fatuus
11ignis fatuus — ig·nis fat·u·us || ‚ɪgnɪs‚fætʃʊs phosphorous light which hovers over the ground in marshy areas; something delusive or misleading (from Latin foolish fire ) …
12ignis fatuus — [ˌɪgnɪs fatjʊəs] noun (plural ignes fatui ˌɪgni:z fatjʊʌɪ, ˌɪgneɪz, fatjʊi:) a will o the wisp. Origin C16: mod. L., lit. foolish fire (because of its erratic movement) …
13ignis fatuus — [L.] Jack with a lantern, Jack a lantern, Will with the wisp, Will o the wisp, corpse candle …
14ignis fatuus — ig•nis fat•u•us [[t]ˈɪg nɪs ˈfætʃ u əs[/t]] n. pl. ig•nes fat•u•i [[t]ˈɪg niz ˈfætʃ uˌaɪ[/t]] 1) Also called will o the wisp a flickering phosphorescent light seen at night chiefly over marshy ground and believed to be due to spontaneous… …
15ignis fatuus — n. (pl. ♦ ignes fatui ) foolish fire ; light produced over marshland; will o the wisp; any misleading idea or thing …
16ignis fatuus — n. (pl. ignes fatui) a will o the wisp. Etymology: mod.L, = foolish fire, because of its erratic movement …
17Ignes fatui — Ignis fatuus Ig nis fat u*us; pl. {Ignes fatui}. [L. ignis fire + fatuus foolish. So called in allusion to its tendency to mislead travelers.] 1. A phosphorescent light that appears, in the night, over marshy ground, supposed to be occasioned by… …
18Jack-o'-lantern — Ignis fatuus Ig nis fat u*us; pl. {Ignes fatui}. [L. ignis fire + fatuus foolish. So called in allusion to its tendency to mislead travelers.] 1. A phosphorescent light that appears, in the night, over marshy ground, supposed to be occasioned by… …
19Jack-with-a-lantern — Ignis fatuus Ig nis fat u*us; pl. {Ignes fatui}. [L. ignis fire + fatuus foolish. So called in allusion to its tendency to mislead travelers.] 1. A phosphorescent light that appears, in the night, over marshy ground, supposed to be occasioned by… …
20Will-o'-the-wisp — Ignis fatuus Ig nis fat u*us; pl. {Ignes fatui}. [L. ignis fire + fatuus foolish. So called in allusion to its tendency to mislead travelers.] 1. A phosphorescent light that appears, in the night, over marshy ground, supposed to be occasioned by… …
