WILLOTHEWISP
\wˈɪləθjˌuːɪsp], \wˈɪləθjˌuːɪsp], \w_ˈɪ_l_ə_θ_j_ˌuː_ɪ_s_p]\
Definitions of WILLOTHEWISP
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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A dull, glowing light seen in the air over marshy places at night; a corpse candle; a jack-o'-lantern; anything that misleads, or that eludes one.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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The ignis fatuus.
By James Champlin Fernald
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