jack-o'-lantern
[ jak-uh-lan-tern ]
/ ˈdʒæk əˌlæn tərn /
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noun
a hollowed pumpkin with openings cut to represent human eyes, nose, and mouth and in which a candle or other light may be placed, traditionally made for display at Halloween.
a commercially made lantern resembling this.
any phenomenon of light, as a corona discharge or an ignis fatuus.
a poisonous luminescent orange fungus, Omphalotus olearius, often found in clusters at the base of hardwood tree stumps.
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Origin of jack-o'-lantern
First recorded in 1655–65
Words nearby jack-o'-lantern
jack Mormon, jack oak, jack-of-all-trades, Jack of all trades, master of none, jackoff, jack-o'-lantern, jack pine, jack plane, jack plug, jack post, jackpot
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British Dictionary definitions for jack-o'-lantern
jack-o'-lantern
noun
a lantern made from a hollowed pumpkin, which has holes cut in it to represent a human face
a will-o'-the-wisp or similar phenomenon
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