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n. A member of a usually mendicant Roman Catholic order.

n. A member of certain Christian orders such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars).

n. A brother or member of any religious order, but especially of one of the four mendicant orders, viz: (a) Minors, Gray Friars, or Franciscans. (b) Augustines. (c) Dominicans or Black Friars. (d) White Friars or Carmelites. See these names in the Vocabulary.

n. A white or pale patch on a printed page.

n. An American fish; the silversides.

n. In the Roman Catholic Church, a member of one of the mendicant monastic orders.

n. In printing, a gray or indistinct spot or patch in print, usually made by imperfect inking: distinguished from monk.

n. An Irish name of the angler, Lophius piscatorius.

n. A fish of the family Atherinidæ.

n. The friar-bird or leatherhead. See friarbird.

n. A small flake of light-colored sediment floating in wine.

n. a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms

"Br. Benedict Joseph was solemnly professed as a Capuchin friar on September 1, 1955."

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monk    white friar    reformed friar    friars' balsam    begging friars    crossed friars    preaching friar    friar's chicken    gray friar   

friar preacher    Augustinian    White Friar    Carmelite    Black Friar    grey friar    Dominican    Franciscan    (a) minors    gray friars    or franciscans    (b) augustines   

friary    white friar    black friar    grey friar   

Dyer    Meier    Meyer    Trier    acquire    attire    briar    brier    buyer    byer   

monk    nun    hermit    clergyman    squire    chaplain    confessor    bishop    missionary    cleric