jack-o'-lantern
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Jack-O'-Lantern — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Jack O Lantern. Jack o lantern, Jack O Lantern ou Citrouille lanterne … Wikipédia en Français
Jack-O'-Lantern — am Halloweenabend … Deutsch Wikipedia
Jack O'Lantern — am Halloweenabend … Deutsch Wikipedia
Jack O’Lantern — Ein Jack O’Lantern (auch Jack o’ lantern, deutsch: Jack mit der Laterne) ist eine ausgehöhlte Kürbislaterne, in die eine Fratze geschnitten ist. Der Jack O’Lantern Brauch geht auf eine Halloween Tradition irischer Einwanderer zurück, die ihn in… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Jack-o'-lantern — Jack o lan tern, Jack with a lantern Jack with a lan tern, n. 1. (Biol.) A large orange colored luminescent mushroom, {Clitocybe illudens}, also classified as {Omphalotus olearius}. It is poisonous and is sometimes found on hardwood tree stumps.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Jack O-Lantern — Jack o’ lantern, leuchtender Halloween Kürbis Halloween [ˌhæləʊˈiːn] ist ein Fest am Vorabend von Allerheiligen in der Nacht vom 31. Oktober zum 1. November, das ursprünglich vor allem in Irland gefeiert und von ausgewanderten Iren nach… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Jack o'lantern — (n.) also jack o lantern, 1660s, a local name for a will o the wisp (L. ignis fatuus), mainly attested in East Anglia but also in southwestern England. The extension to carved pumpkins is attested by 1834, American English … Etymology dictionary
jack-o'-lantern — ► NOUN 1) a lantern made from a hollowed out pumpkin or turnip in which holes are cut to represent facial features. 2) archaic a will o the wisp … English terms dictionary
jack-o'-lantern — [jak′ə lant΄ərn] n. pl. jack o lanterns 1. a shifting, elusive light seen over marshes at night; will o the wisp 2. a hollow pumpkin cut to look like a face and usually illuminated inside as by a candle, used as a decoration at Halloween … English World dictionary
Jack-o'-lantern — A jack o lantern (sometimes also spelled Jack O Lantern)is typically a carved pumpkin. It is associated chiefly with the holiday Halloween, and was named after the phenomenon of strange light flickering over peat bogs, called ignis fatuus or jack … Wikipedia
Jack-o'-lantern — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Jack O Lantern. Citrouilles d Halloween illuminée la nuit. Jack o’ lantern (Jack O’Lantern ou Citrouille lanterne … Wikipédia en Français
