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

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

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

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

noun. A fish of the family Atherinidæ.

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

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

noun. 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.

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

noun. An American fish; the silversides.

noun. an Australian bird (Tropidorhynchus corniculatus), having the head destitute of feathers; -- called also coldong, leatherhead, pimlico; poor soldier, and four-o'clock.

noun. a stimulating application for wounds and ulcers, being an alcoholic solution of benzoin, styrax, tolu balsam, and aloes; compound tincture of benzoin.

noun. the monkshood.

noun. an arumlike plant (Arisarum vulgare) with a spathe or involucral leaf resembling a cowl.

noun. the ignis fatuus or Will-o'-the-wisp.

noun. the European white or sharpnosed skate (Raia alba); -- called also Burton skate, border ray, scad, and doctor.

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

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

begging friars  crossed friars  friar's chicken  friars' balsam  gray friar  

black friar  friary  grey friar  white friar  

religious  

(a) minors, gray friars, or franciscans  (b) augustines  (c) dominicans or black friars  (d) white friars or carmelites  Augustinian  

Dyer  Meier  Meyer  Trier  acquire  

abbot  baron  beggar  bishop  chaplain  

abbacomes  abbot  ascetic  beadsman  brother