jack o'lantern

jack o'lantern
a) 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)
b) 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.
Syn: ignis fatuus, hinkypunk, will o the wisp

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