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will-o'-the-wisp
[ wil-uh-thuh-wisp ]
will-o'-the-wisp
/ 藢飞瑟濒蓹冒蓹藞飞瑟蝉辫 /
noun
- Also calledfriar's lanternignis fatuusjack-o'-lantern a pale flame or phosphorescence sometimes seen over marshy ground at night. It is believed to be due to the spontaneous combustion of methane or other hydrocarbons originating from decomposing organic matter
- a person or thing that is elusive or allures and misleads
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Derived Forms
- 藢飞颈濒濒-辞&#虫27;-迟丑别-藞飞颈蝉辫颈蝉丑, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 飞颈濒濒顎僶&#虫27;-迟丑别-飞颈蝉辫顎僫蝉丑 especially British, 飞颈濒濒顎僶&#虫27;-迟丑别-飞颈蝉辫顎儁 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of will-o'-the-wisp1
1600鈥10; originally Will (i.e., William) with the wisp; wisp
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of will-o'-the-wisp1
C17: originally Will with the wisp, from Will short for William and wisp in former sense of a twist of hay or straw burning as a torch
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