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单词 fetch-light
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fetch-lightn.

Brit. /ˈfɛtʃlʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈfɛtʃˌlaɪt/
Etymology: Of uncertain formation; perhaps < fetch n.2, if that be an old word. But it may be < fetch v., as the ‘corpse-candle’ is supposed to be a light sent to ‘fetch’ the doomed person.
A name given (apparently in South Wales) to the ‘corpse-candle’ (Welsh canwyll corff), a spectral light supposed to be seen before a person's death travelling from his house to his grave.
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the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > ghost or phantom > [noun] > light appearing over corpse > light as omen of death
fetch-light1692
corpse-candle1694
corpse-light1801
death candle1808
fetch-candle1852
1692 Athenian Mercury 6 vi. 1/1 Before the Death of any person in the Family, there is an Appearance vulgarly called a Fetch-light.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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