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Will-o'-the-wisp (disambiguation) — Will o the wisp is a term for a floating ball of light in folklore. The term and variants on it have been used for other purposes.Art and television* Willo the Wisp , a 1983 animated series for children shown by the BBC * Peggy, the Will O the… … Wikipedia
Will-o'-the-wisp — For other uses, see Will o the wisp (disambiguation). Will o the wisp Phenomenon An 1882 oil painting of a will o the wisp by Arnold Böcklin See also … Wikipedia
Will-o'-the-wisps in popular culture — The will o the wisp has made appearances in many guises across many genres and forms of artistic expression.LiteratureSamuel Taylor Coleridge s poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner describes the Will o the wisp. The poem was first published in… … Wikipedia
will o' the wisp — noun a) A strange light that attracts travellers from pathways into dangerous marshes or graveyards. b) A delusional or otherwise unobtainable goal that one feels compelled to pursue. Syn: will o wisp , ignis fatuus, spooklights, ghost lights,… … Wiktionary
wisp´ like´ — wisp «wihsp», noun, verb. –n. 1. a small bundle; small bunch: »a wisp of hay. 2. a small portion of anything; slight bit; shred; fragment: »a wisp of hair, a wisp of smoke. 3. a little thing: »a wisp of a girl … Useful english dictionary
will-o'-the-wisp — [wil′ə thə wisp′] n. [earlier Will with the wisp < Will (nickname for WILLIAM1) + WISP] 1. JACK O LANTERN (sense 1) 2. any hope or goal that leads one on but is impossible to reach … English World dictionary
will-o'-the-wisp — 1660s, earlier Will with the wisp (c.1600), from the masc. proper name Will + wisp bundle of hay or straw used as a torch … Etymology dictionary
Wisp — or WISP may refer to: * Wisp (musician) is an IDM artist signed to Rephlex Records * WISP (AM), a radio station (1570 AM) licensed to Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States * Weakly interacting sub eV particles such as the axion, a hypothetical… … Wikipedia
wisp — [wısp] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from whisk] 1.) a wisp of hair, grass, ↑hay etc is a thin piece of it that is separate from the rest wisp of ▪ A wisp of hair had escaped from under her hat. 2.) a wisp of smoke, cloud, mist etc is a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
will-o'-the-wisp — ► NOUN 1) a phosphorescent light seen hovering or floating at night on marshy ground, thought to result from the combustion of natural gases. 2) a person or thing that is difficult or impossible to reach or catch. ORIGIN originally as Will with… … English terms dictionary
