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1. (n.) jack-o'-lantern
a hollowed pumpkin with openings cut to represent a human face, traditionally displayed at Halloween, often with a candle or other light inside.
2. jack-o'-lantern
any phenomenon of light, as a corona discharge or an ignis fatuus.
3. jack-o'-lantern
a poisonous luminescent orange fungus, Omphalotus olearius, that grows in clusters at the base of tree stumps.
Etymology: (1655–65)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) friar's lantern, ignis fatuus, jack-o'-lantern, will-o'-the-wisp
a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground
2. (noun) jack-o'-lantern
lantern carved from a pumpkin
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) jack-o'-lantern
see Jack-with-a-lantern, under 2d Jack
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