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Illude
(gcide) | Illude \Il*lude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Illuded; p. pr. & vb.
n. Illuding.] [L. illudere, illusum; pref. il- in + ludere
to play: cf. OF. illuder. See Ludicrous.]
To play upon by artifice; to deceive; to mock; to excite and
disappoint the hopes of.
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Clitocybe illudens
(gcide) | Jack-o'-lantern \Jack"-o'-lan`tern\, Jack-with-a-lantern
\Jack"-with-a-lan`tern\, n.
1. (Biol.) A large orange-colored luminescent mushroom,
Clitocybe illudens, also classified as {Omphalotus
olearius}. It is poisonous and is sometimes found on
hardwood tree stumps. [WordNet sense 1]
Syn: jack-a-lantern, Clitocybe illudens.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
2. a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground;
an ignis fatuus; a will-o'-the-wisp. [WordNet sense
2]"[Newspaper speculations] supplying so many more
jack-o'-lanterns to the future historian." --Lowell.
Syn: friar's lantern, ignis fatuus, will-o'-the-wisp.
[WordNet 1.5]
3. A lantern carved from a hollowed-out pumpkin, with holes
cut in the rind and so shaped that when it is illuminated
by a candle inside, the features of a human face, cat's
face, etc. appear in a glowing yellow color. It is used
mostly as a decoration at Halloween.
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Illuded
(gcide) | Illude \Il*lude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Illuded; p. pr. & vb.
n. Illuding.] [L. illudere, illusum; pref. il- in + ludere
to play: cf. OF. illuder. See Ludicrous.]
To play upon by artifice; to deceive; to mock; to excite and
disappoint the hopes of.
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omphalotus illudens
(wn) | Omphalotus illudens
n 1: a large poisonous agaric with orange caps and narrow
clustered stalks; the gills are luminescent [syn: {jack-o-
lantern fungus}, jack-o-lantern, jack-a-lantern,
Omphalotus illudens] |
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