jack-o'-lantern

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim 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.

   “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)”

2. isim A similar item made from a turnip.
3. isim A will o' the wisp.

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