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4 suddenly appear in the sky, usually at a great hight above the earth, and shoot through the heavens with immense velocity. (Bol'-i-des, pl. of [bolis], a dart.)

The, is a luminous vapor seen at night in marshes and graveyards.

, is the brother of Will-o'-the-Wisp.

(plural, ignes fatui,) is a Latin designation of the meteor called the Will-o'-the-Wisp. (Ignis, fire; and fatuus, unreal.)

is the faint light which is reflected upon the earth before sunrise and after sunset. (Twi., doubtful.)

is the morning twilight. Fig., the beginning; as, the dawn of reason in the mind of a child.

An or, is a luminous appearance of the sky at night, commonly seen in the direction of the pole that is nearest to the observer, and resembling the illumination of the east which precedes the rising of the sun. (L., aurora, the dawn)

, pertaining to the polar lights.

, the north polar lights. (L., borealis, northern.)

, the south polar lights. (L., australis, southern.)

, the common English name of the northern aurora.

The is a faint, nebulous (cloudy) aurora which accompanies the sun. It has a flat lenticular (bean-shaped) form, with the sun in the middle, and is visible shortly before sunrise and soon after sunset, extending obliquely upward.

A is a cylinder of tallow or wax, with a portion of cotton thread, called the wick, running lengthwise through the middle.

A is a small vessel in which oil or some other liquid is burned for the production of light.

A is a small wax candle.

A is a very small and feeble light, produced by burning a rush which has been dipped in tallow.

A is a luminary having usually several branches, which consist of very large wicks covered with wax or tallow.

A is a large blazing light borne in the hand.

A is a utensil for holding a candle.

A is a frame with branches for lights.