will-o'-the-wisp

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will-o'-the-wisp Definition

• (n) a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground
• (n) an illusion that misleads

will-o'-the-wisp Synonyms

• friar's lantern
• ignis fatuus
• jack-o'-lantern
• will-o'-the-wisp