Friar
Friar , noun
[OR. frere, French frère brother, friar, from Latin frater brother. See Brother.]
1.
(Roman Catholic Church) 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.
2.
(Printing) A white or pale patch on a printed page.
3.
(Zoology) An American fish; the silversides.
Collocations (6)
Friar bird (Zoology) , an Australian bird (Tropidorhynchus corniculatus), having the head destitute of feathers; -- called also coldong, leatherhead, pimlico; poor soldier, and four-o'clock.
Friar's balsam (Medicine) , a stimulating application for wounds and ulcers, being an alcoholic solution of benzoin, styrax, tolu balsam, and aloes; compound tincture of benzoin. — Brande & C
Friar's cap (Botany) , the monkshood.
Friar's cowl (Botany) , an arumlike plant (Arisarum vulgare) with a spathe or involucral leaf resembling a cowl.
Friar's lantern , the ignis fatuus or Will-o'-the-wisp. — Milton
Friar skate (Zoology) , the European white or sharpnosed skate (Raia alba); -- called also Burton skate, border ray, scad, and doctor.