HyperDic: friar[s_lantern

English > 1 sense of the expression *friar's lantern*:
NOUN	phenomenon	friar's lantern, ignis fatuus, jack-o'-lantern, will-o'-the-wisp	a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground

English > *friar's lantern*: 1 sense > noun 1, phenomenon
Meaning	A pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground.
Synonyms	ignis fatuus, jack-o'-lantern, will-o'-the-wisp
Broader	light, visible light, visible radiation	(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
Spanish	fuego fatuo, jack-o'-lantern
Catalan	foc follet