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will-o'-the-wisp

N ผีกระสือ  สิ่งลวงตา 

 

will-o'-the-wisp

N สิ่งลวงตา  สิ่ง ที่ ทำให้ ฉงนสนเท่ห์  sing-lung-ta

 

will-o'-the-wisp

N แสง เรือง สี ฟ้า ของ ฟอสฟอรัส เห็น ได้ ใน เวลา กลางคืน  friar’s lantern ignis fatuus jack-o-lantern sang-rue-se-fa-kong-fod-fo-rad

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

WILL-O'-THE-WISP

WILL-O'-THE-WISP Will "-o'-the-wisp `, n.

 

Defn: See Ignis fatuus.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

will-o'-the-wisp

will-o'-the-wisp |ˌwil ə T͟Hə ˈwisp ˈwɪl ə ðə ˈwɪsp | noun a phosphorescent light seen hovering or floating at night over marshy ground, thought to result from the combustion of natural gases; ignis fatuus. a person or thing that is difficult or impossible to find, reach, or catch. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: originally as Will with the wisp, the sense of wisp being handful of (lighted ) hay.

 

Oxford Dictionary

will-o'-the-wisp

will-o'-the-wisp |wɪləðəˈwɪsp | noun a phosphorescent light seen hovering or floating at night on marshy ground, thought to result from the combustion of natural gases. a person or thing that is difficult or impossible to reach or catch. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: originally as Will with the wisp, the sense of wisp being handful of (lighted ) hay .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

will-o'-the-wisp

will-o'-the-wisp /wɪ̀ləðəwɪ́sp /名詞 C 1 人を迷わす [だます ]もの [人 ]; 頼りにならない人, あやふやなもの .2 鬼火, きつね火 (jack-o'-lantern ).