friar's lantern

fri·ar's lantern

(frī′ərz)n. See ignis fatuus.

friar's lantern

n (Chemistry) another name for will-o'-the-wisp

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Noun

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friar's lantern - a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy groundignis fatuus, jack-o'-lantern, 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"