| 单词 | dick-a-tuesday |
| 释义 | > as lemmasDick-a-Tuesday Dick-a-Tuesday n. now rare (in folklore) a name for an ignis fatuus, regarded as a sprite; a will-o'-the-wisp. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > light emitted under particular conditions > [noun] > phosphorescence > will-o'-the-wisp fox-fire1483 foolish fire1563 ignis fatuus1563 fool's fire1583 Kit with the canstick or candlestick1584 going fire1596 will-o'-the-wisp1596 meteor1597 firedrake1607 wisp1618 ambulones1621 Dick-a-Tuesday1636 friar's lantern1645 gillian burnt-tail1654 Jill-burnt-tail1654 Jack-o'-lantern1658 fatuous fire1661 wildfire1663 wandering fire or light1667 Jack-a-Lent1680 fairy light1722 spunkie1727 Jill-o'-the-wisp1750 fen-fire1814 fatuus1820 marsh-light1823 feu follet1832 wisp-lighta1847 hob-lantern1847 ghost light1849 elf-fire1855 Peggy-with-her-lantern1855 fatuous light1857–8 marsh-fire1865 swamp fire1903 Min-Min1950 the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > optical illusion > [noun] > an optical illusion > ignis fatuus foolish fire1563 ignis fatuus1563 fool's fire1583 will-o'-the-wisp1596 night-fire1633 Dick-a-Tuesday1636 fatuous vapour1661 fatuus1668 draco volans1675 spunkie1727 fen-fire1814 fatuous fire1845 fatuous light1857–8 1636 W. Sampson Vow Breaker ii. sig. E4 Ghosts Hobgoblins, Will with wispe, or Dicke a Tues-day. 1847–78 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words Dick-a-tuesday, the ignis fatuus. 1848 Lit. Gaz. 23 Dec. 849/2 Kitty-witches, hobby-lanthorns, Dick-a-Tuesdays, Elf-fires, [etc.]. 1999 Irish Times (Nexis) 25 Nov. 24 The origins of ‘Spunkie’, ‘Gillian burnt-tail’, ‘John in the Wad’ and ‘Dick a' Tuesday’ are all lost in local folklore. < as lemmas |
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