jack-o'-lanterns in English
noun
1
a lantern made from a hollowed-out pumpkin in which holes are cut to represent facial features, typically made at Halloween.
But zucchini is a different matter: His squash grow so well - and so large - that he saves the biggest ones to carve as green jack-o'-lanterns for Halloween.
2
an ignis fatuus.
noun
will-o'-the-wispfriar's lanternignis fatuus
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1. With her boots buttoned high, our Tilly Bewitching Figure heads to the autumn festival with jack-o'-lanterns in tow, ready to conjure some smiles
2. Carved pumpkins are traditionally known as "Jack-o-lanterns. " Traditionally, the jack-o-lantern was carved from a turnip, potato, or beet and lit with a burning candle.