Definition of Bonfire night

1. Noun. Effigies of Guy Fawkes are burned on this night.

Exact synonyms: Guy Fawkes Night
Generic synonyms: November 5

Definition of Bonfire night

1. Proper noun. (British) a celebration, on the 5th of November, to remember the failure of the gunpowder plot of 1605. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bonfire Night

bonesets
bonesetter
bonesetters
bonesetting
boneshaker
boneshakers
boneshaw
boney
boneyard
boneyards
boneyer
boneyest
bonfire boys
bonfire night (current term)
bonfire societies
bonfirelike
bonfires
bong
bong hit
bong hits
bonged
bonging
bongkrekic acid
bongo
bongo drum
bongo drums
bongoed

Literary usage of Bonfire night

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Folklore by Folklore Society (Great Britain) (1903)
"A correspondent of mine writing from Hampshire says : " This is November 5th, ' bonfire night.' It always astonishes me how little Liphook and many other ..."

2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1899)
"At the village of Whalton, in that county, a fire was lighted at sundown on July 4 (old Midsummer day), and on “bonfire night,” as it was called, ..."

3. Examples of Printed Folk-lore Concerning the North Riding of Yorkshire, York by Eliza Gutch (1901)
"Let the bells ring ! Holla boys ! Holla boys ! God save the King ! A stick or a stake For Victoria's sake, And pray ye remember the bonfire night. ..."

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