n.
See mirage (sense 1).
[Italian, mirage, Morgan le Fay (from the belief that the mirage was caused by her witchcraft) : fata, fairy (from Vulgar Latin fāta, goddess of fate; see fairy) + Morgana, Morgan (probably from Old Irish Morrigain).]
Dictionary:
fa·ta mor·ga·na (fä'tə môr-gä'nə)
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(fata mor-GAH-nuh)
noun
An optical phenomenon that creates the illusion of water, often with inverted reflections of distant objects, and results from distortion of light by alternate layers of hot and cool air. Also called mirage.
Etymology
Italian, mirage, Morgan le Fay (from the belief that the mirage was caused by her witchcraft) : fata, fairy (from Vulgar Latin fata, goddess of fate) + Morgana, Morgan, probably from Old Irish Morrigain.
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A mirage often seen in the Strait of Messina, Sicily, once attributed to the fairies. It took its name from the Italian form of Morgan le Fay, sister of King Arthur in Arthurian legend.
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