jack o'lantern

jack o'lantern

A pumpkin that has a face carved into it and which is lit from within (usually by candles) so that the "face" glows. Typically used as a Halloween decoration. We're carving a jack o'lantern tonight so we can put it outside our door on Halloween.
See also: jack
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • face it
  • duck face
  • get out of (one's) face
  • get out of face
  • get out of one's face
  • get face
  • get out of my face
  • Get out of my face!
  • get out of someone's face
  • (one's) face is like thunder
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He put the ember in a scooped out turnip and so began the legend of Jack O'Lantern. In the 19th Century, turnips became very scarce in Ireland, so people started using pumpkins to put a light in their front window and it's been that way ever since.
Fiona and Dorian grow five different varieties: Jack O'Lantern which is the most popular and the one used for carving out; the big Connecticut Field; Golden Hubbard which is best for making pies and soup; the Baby Bear and the world's smallest pumpkin which is used for decoration, not for eating.
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