A name given (apparently in South Wales) to the ‘corpse-candle’ (Welsh canwyll corff), a spectral light supposed to be seen before a person's…
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| 释义 | the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > ghost or phantom > [noun] > light appearing over corpse > light as omen of death (6) fetch-light1692 A name given (apparently in South Wales) to the ‘corpse-candle’ (Welsh canwyll corff), a spectral light supposed to be seen before a person's… corpse-candle1694 A lambent flame seen in a churchyard or over a grave, and superstitiously believed to appear as an omen of death, or to indicate the route of a… corpse-light1801 = corpse-candle, n. 2. death candle1808 (a) a candle kept burning beside a dying person or a corpse; (b) Scottish a hovering or flickering phosphorescent light, superstitiously regarded… fetch-candle1852 = fetch-light, n. Subcategories:— curl of tallow (1) |
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