friar

  • 61friar's-crown — n. Friar s thistle, woolly headed thistle (Carduus eriophorus) …

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  • 62friar tuck — Noun. 1. Sexual intercourse. Rhyming slang on fuck . 2. Fuck. As a general replacement for the word fuck as an expletive in phrases such as, I don t give friar tuck! . Rhyming slang on fuck …

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  • 63Friar Tuck — /fraɪə ˈtʌk/ (say fruyuh tuk) noun the jolly friar of Robin Hood s band …

  • 64friar's-cap — mėlynoji kurpelė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Vėdryninių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Aconitum napellus), paplitęs Europoje. atitikmenys: lot. Aconitum napellus angl. aconite; bear s foot; blue monkshood; blue… …

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  • 65friar's-cowl — noun tuberous perennial having a cowl shaped maroon or violet black spathe; Mediterranean; Canaries; Azores • Syn: ↑Arisarum vulgare • Hypernyms: ↑arum, ↑aroid • Member Holonyms: ↑Arisarum, ↑genus Arisarum …

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  • 66friar minor — noun (plural friars minor) Usage: usually capitalized F&M Etymology: Middle English frere menour, from Old French frere meneur : a friar belonging to a division of the Franciscan order that follows the unmodified rule of St. Francis …

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  • 67Friar Minor Capuchin — pl. Friars Minor Capuchin. Rom. Cath. Ch. capuchin (def. 4). * * * Friar Minor Capuchin, = Capuchin. (Cf. ↑Capuchin) …

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  • 68friar — noun Etymology: Middle English frere, fryer, from Anglo French frere, friere, fraire literally, brother, from Latin fratr , frater more at brother Date: 13th century a member of a mendicant order …

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  • 69friar — noun A member of certain Christian orders such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars). Syn: brother, frater, father …

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  • 70Friar — Member of one of four (male) *mendicant orders who lived in the world, outside the monastery, whose purpose was to preach, living off donations. This was resented by some who thought such money should more properly be given to the local parish… …

    Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases