- friar's lantern
- noun Date: 1632 obsolete ignis fatuus
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friar's lantern
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Friar's lantern — Friar Fri ar, n. [OR. frere, F. fr[ e]re brother, friar, fr. L. frater brother. See {Brother}.] 1. (R. C. Ch.) A brother or member of any religious order, but especially of one of the four mendicant orders, viz: {(a) Minors, Gray Friars, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
friar's lantern — n. IGNIS FATUUS * * * … Universalium
friar's lantern — n. IGNIS FATUUS … English World dictionary
friar's lantern — noun a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground • Syn: ↑ignis fatuus, ↑jack o lantern, ↑will o the wisp • Hypernyms: ↑light, ↑visible light, ↑visible radiation * * * friar s lantern … Useful english dictionary
friar's-lantern — n. Ignis fatuus, will o the wisp, jack a lantern … New dictionary of synonyms
friar's lantern. — See ignis fatuus. (def. 1). [1625 35] * * * … Universalium
friar's lantern — /fraɪəz ˈlæntən/ (say fruyuhz lantuhn) noun → ignis fatuus (def. 1) …
friar's lantern. — See ignis fatuus. (def. 1). [1625 35] … Useful english dictionary
Friar — Fri ar, n. [OR. frere, F. fr[ e]re brother, friar, fr. L. frater brother. See {Brother}.] 1. (R. C. Ch.) A brother or member of any religious order, but especially of one of the four mendicant orders, viz: {(a) Minors, Gray Friars, or Franciscans … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Friar bird — Friar Fri ar, n. [OR. frere, F. fr[ e]re brother, friar, fr. L. frater brother. See {Brother}.] 1. (R. C. Ch.) A brother or member of any religious order, but especially of one of the four mendicant orders, viz: {(a) Minors, Gray Friars, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
