Friar

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·noun An American fish; the silversides.

II. Friar ·noun A white or pale patch on a printed page.

III. Friar ·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.

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