friar
11friar — /fruy euhr/, n. 1. Rom. Cath. Ch. a member of a religious order, esp. the mendicant orders of Franciscans, Dominicans, Carmelites, and Augustinians. 2. Print. a blank or light area on a printed page caused by uneven inking of the plate or type.… …
12friar — UK [ˈfraɪə(r)] / US [ˈfraɪər] noun [countable] Word forms friar : singular friar plural friars a man who is a member of a particular group in the Christian religion. In the past, friars travelled around teaching people about God …
13friar — Silversides Sil ver*sides , n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of small fishes of the family {Atherinid[ae]}, having a silvery stripe along each side of the body. The common species of the American coast ({Menidia notata}) is very abundant …
14Friar — There are two possible sources of this interesting and unusual name, the first being that it is a nickname for a pious person, or an occupational name for someone employed in a monastery, from the Middle English, Old French frere , Latin frater …
15friar — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. monk, brother; fra. See clergy. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. brother, monk, mendicant, begging friar, abbot, father, padre, abbé, curé, prior, pilgrim, penitent, holy man, palmer, Dominican, Franciscan,… …
16friar — [[t]fra͟ɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] friars N COUNT A friar is a member of one of several Catholic religious orders …
17friår — s ( et, friår) ledighet för anställd i upp till tolv månader …
18friar — n. a member of any of certain religious orders of men, esp. the four mendicant orders (Augustinians, Carmelites, Dominicans, and Franciscans). Phrases and idioms: friar s (or friars ) balsam a tincture of benzoin etc. used esp. as an inhalant.… …
19Friar Tuck — is a companion to Robin Hood in the legends about that character. He is a common character in modern Robin Hood stories, which depict him as a jovial friar and one of Robin s Merry Men. The figure of Tuck was common in the May Games festivals of… …
20Friar Lawrence — Friar Laurence (or Friar Lawrence) is a character in William Shakespeare s play Romeo and Juliet . Role in the play Friar Laurence plays the part of an advisor to Romeo, along with aiding in major plot developments.Alone, the innocent Friar gives …
