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Noun: friar's lantern
  1. A pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground
    - ignis fatuus, jack-o'-lantern, will-o'-the-wisp

Derived forms: friar's lanterns

Type of: light, visible light, visible radiation

Encyclopedia: Friar's lantern