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51Friar's Oven — Infobox SSSI name=Friar s Oven aos=Somerset interest=Biological gridref=gbmappingsmall|ST592431 area=4.0 hectare notifydate=1989 http://www.natureonthemap.org.uk/map.aspx? ] Friar s Oven (gbmapping|ST592431) is a 4.0 hectare biological Site of… …
52Friar Minor — pl. Friars Minor. Rom. Cath. Ch. a friar belonging to the branch of the Franciscan order that observes the strict rule of St. Francis. Cf. capuchin (def. 4), Friar Minor Conventual. [1520 30] * * * …
53Friar Minor Conventual — pl. Friars Minor Conventual. Rom. Cath. Ch. a friar belonging to a branch of the Franciscan order that separated from the Observants in the 15th century, and that observes a modification of the rule of St. Francis. Also called Conventual. Cf.… …
54friar's balsam — noun : an alcoholic solution containing essentially benzoin, storax, balsam of Tolu, and aloes used chiefly as a local application (as for small fissures) and after addition to hot water as an inhalant in bronchitis called also compound benzoin… …
55Friar Rush — Puck Puck, n. [OE. pouke; cf. OSw. puke, Icel. p[=u]ki an evil demon, W. pwca a hobgoblin. Cf. {Poker} a bugbear, {Pug}.] 1. (Medi[ae]val Myth.) A celebrated fairy, the merry wanderer of the night; called also {Robin Goodfellow}, {Friar Rush},… …
56Friar Preacher — pl. Friars Preachers. a Dominican friar. [1150 1200; ME frer prechour] * * * …
57Friar Tuck — /tuk/ the jolly, pugnacious friar who was a member of Robin Hood s band. * * * …
58Friar's Alley — 1) Out of Wood Street, Cheapside (Strype, ed. 1755 Boyle, 1799). Not named in the maps. 2) South out of Upper Thames Street at No. 81 to Greenwich Street (P.O. Directory). In Dowgate and Vintry Wards. Earliest mention: Fryers Lane,… …
59FRIAR JOHN — a friar of Seville, in Rabelais Pantagruel, notorious for his irreverence in the discharge of his religious duties and for his lewd, lusty ways …
60friar tuck — Cockney Rhyming Slang Luck E always had a bit of friar tuck …
