will-o'-the-wisp
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will-o'-the-wisp
(wĭl′ə-thə-wĭsp′)n.1. See ignis fatuus.
2. A delusive or misleading hope.
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ignis fatuus, the phosphorescent glow sometimes seen on marshes?
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Ignis Fatuus of the Alcoran" (qtd.
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