Meaning of jack-o'-lantern | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A will o' the wisp.
   archaic
2. A carved pumpkin whose top and stem have been cut out and interior removed, leaving a hollow shell that is then decorated to represent a face, illuminated from within by a candle. It is a symbol of Halloween.
3. A similar item made from a turnip

Examples

“[Newspaper speculations] supplying so many more jack-o'-lanterns to the future historian”

“He had a jocose jack-o'-lantern grin, big crooked nicotine-stained teeth, and a full droopy dark moustache and wiry whiskers hiding a weak chin. (attributive use)”

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