Friar's lantern
1Friar'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… …
2friar's lantern — n. IGNIS FATUUS * * * …
3friar's lantern — n. IGNIS FATUUS …
4friar'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 …
5friar's-lantern — n. Ignis fatuus, will o the wisp, jack a lantern …
6friar's lantern — noun Date: 1632 obsolete ignis fatuus …
7friar's lantern. — See ignis fatuus. (def. 1). [1625 35] * * * …
8friar's lantern — /fraɪəz ˈlæntən/ (say fruyuhz lantuhn) noun → ignis fatuus (def. 1) …
9friar's lantern. — See ignis fatuus. (def. 1). [1625 35] …
10Friar — 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 …
