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21Will-with-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… …
22Will-o'-the-wisps in popular culture — The will o the wisp has made appearances in many guises across many genres and forms of artistic expression.LiteratureSamuel Taylor Coleridge s poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner describes the Will o the wisp. The poem was first published in… …
23Will-o'-the-wisp — For other uses, see Will o the wisp (disambiguation). Will o the wisp Phenomenon An 1882 oil painting of a will o the wisp by Arnold Böcklin See also …
24will-o'-the-wisp — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. ignis fatuus; illusion, chimera. See imagination, light. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. fancy, ephemera, dream, pipedream, ignis fatuus (Latin), shadow, illusion, vision. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun An… …
25ig|nis fat|u|us — «IHG nihs FACH u uhs», plural ig|nes fat|u|i«IHG neez FACH u y». 1. a flitting phosphorescent light seen at night chiefly over marshy ground; will o the wisp. It is supposed to be caused by the spontaneous combustion of gas from decaying organic… …
26Clitocybe illudens — Jack o lantern Jack o lan tern, Jack with a lantern Jack with a lan tern, n. 1. (Biol.) A large orange colored luminescent mushroom, {Clitocybe illudens}, also classified as {Omphalotus olearius}. It is poisonous and is sometimes found on… …
27Clitocybe illudens — Jack o lantern Jack o lan tern, Jack with a lantern Jack with a lan tern, n. 1. (Biol.) A large orange colored luminescent mushroom, {Clitocybe illudens}, also classified as {Omphalotus olearius}. It is poisonous and is sometimes found on… …
28Jack-o'-lantern — Jack o lan tern, Jack with a lantern Jack with a lan tern, n. 1. (Biol.) A large orange colored luminescent mushroom, {Clitocybe illudens}, also classified as {Omphalotus olearius}. It is poisonous and is sometimes found on hardwood tree stumps.… …
29Jack-with-a-lantern — Jack o lantern Jack o lan tern, Jack with a lantern Jack with a lan tern, n. 1. (Biol.) A large orange colored luminescent mushroom, {Clitocybe illudens}, also classified as {Omphalotus olearius}. It is poisonous and is sometimes found on… …
30Omphalotus olearius — Jack o lantern Jack o lan tern, Jack with a lantern Jack with a lan tern, n. 1. (Biol.) A large orange colored luminescent mushroom, {Clitocybe illudens}, also classified as {Omphalotus olearius}. It is poisonous and is sometimes found on… …
