(a) a phosphorescent light seen hovering or floating over marshy ground or a body of water; an ignis fatuus or will-o'-the-wisp; (b) (figurative…
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| 释义 | the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > optical illusion > [noun] > an optical illusion > ignis fatuus (13) foolish fire1563 (a) a phosphorescent light seen hovering or floating over marshy ground or a body of water; an ignis fatuus or will-o'-the-wisp; (b) (figurative… ignis fatuus1563 A phosphorescent light seen floating at night over marshy ground; = will-o'-the-wisp, n. 1a. fool's fire1583 (a) a phosphorescent light seen hovering or floating over marshy ground or a body of water; an ignis fatuus or will-o'-the-wisp; (b) (figurative… will-o'-the-wisp1596 A phosphorescent light seen hovering or floating at night over marshy ground; = ignis fatuus, n. Also in figurative contexts (cf. sense 1b). night-fire1633 An ignis fatuus, a will-o'-the-wisp. Obsolete. rare. Dick-a-Tuesday1636 (in folklore) a name for an ignis fatuus, regarded as a sprite; a will-o'-the-wisp. fatuous vapour1661 fatuous fire: = ignis fatuus, n. So fatuous light, fatuous vapour, etc. fatuus1668 = ignis fatuus, n. 1 draco volans1675 A will-o'-the-wisp. Cf. firedrake, n. 2b, meteor, n.1 2b. Obsolete. spunkie1727 A will o' the wisp. fen-fire1814 = ignis fatuus, n. a will of the wisp. fatuous fire1845 fatuous fire: = ignis fatuus, n. So fatuous light, fatuous vapour, etc. fatuous light1857–8 fatuous fire: = ignis fatuus, n. So fatuous light, fatuous vapour, etc. |
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