friar's lantern

noun

ignis fatuus(def 1).

Origin of friar's lantern

First recorded in 1625–35

Words nearby friar's lantern

friar minor conventual, friar preacher, friar tuck, friar's balsam, friar's chair, friar's lantern, friarbird, friarly, friary, frib, fribble

British Dictionary definitions for friar's lantern

friar's lantern

noun

another name for will-o'-the-wisp