jack o'lantern
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Jack o’ lantern (plural jack o'lanterns)
- (US, folklore) a strange light that attracts travellers from the paths into dangerous marshes or graveyards, possibly caused by methane, now rarely seen. (See Wikipedia for other explanations)
- (US, tradition) A vegetable, usually a pumpkin, but alternatively a turnip, carved into the form of a face and lighted within by a candle. Associated chiefly with the holiday Halloween.
[edit] Synonyms
- (strange light): ignis fatuus
- (strange light): hinkypunk (west Country dialect)
- (strange light): will o' the wisp (UK)
