jack-o'-lantern

jack-o'-lan·tern

J0004200 (jăk′ə-lăn′tərn)n. pl. jack-o'-lanterns 1. A lantern made from a hollowed pumpkin with a carved face, usually displayed on Halloween.2. See ignis fatuus.

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[From earlier Jack-with-a-lantern, man with a lantern, will-o'-the-wisp.]

jack-o'-lantern

n 1. a lantern made from a hollowed pumpkin, which has holes cut in it to represent a human face 2. (Physical Geography) a will-o'-the-wisp or similar phenomenon

jack-o'-lan•tern

(ˈdʒæk əˌlæn tərn)

n. 1. a hollowed pumpkin with openings cut to represent a human face, traditionally displayed at Halloween, often with a candle or other light inside. 2. any phenomenon of light, as a corona discharge or an ignis fatuus. 3. a poisonous luminescent orange fungus, Omphalotus olearius, that grows in clusters at the base of tree stumps. [1655–65]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	jack-o'-lantern - a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy groundfriar's lantern, ignis fatuus, will-o'-the-wisplight, visible light, visible radiation - (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window"
	2.	jack-o'-lantern - lantern carved from a pumpkinlantern - light in a transparent protective case

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