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friar's lantern

noun

ignis fatuus(def 1).

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Nearby words

  1. friar minor conventual,
  2. friar preacher,
  3. friar tuck,
  4. friar's balsam,
  5. friar's chair,
  6. friarbird,
  7. friarly,
  8. friary,
  9. frib,
  10. fribble

Origin of friar's lantern

First recorded in 1625–35
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British Dictionary definitions for friar's lantern

friar's lantern

noun

another name for will-o'-the-wisp
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