will-o'-the-wisp

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Noun will-o'-the-wisp has 2 senses

friar's lantern, ignis fatuus, jack-o'-lantern, will-o'-the-wisp - a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground
--₁ is a kind of light, visible light, visible radiation
will-o'-the-wisp, ignis fatuus - an illusion that misleads
--₂ is a kind of illusion, fantasy, phantasy, fancy

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