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friar
English
Alternative forms
- frier, fryar (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English frere, from Old French frere, from Latin fr?ter (“brother”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *b?réh?t?r (“brother”). Doublet of frater and brother.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?f?a??/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?f?a??/
- Rhymes: -a??(r)
- Homophones: frier, fryer
Noun
friar (plural friars)
- A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars).
- (printing, dated) A white or pale patch on a printed page.
- An American fish, the silverside.
Synonyms
- (member of religious order): brother, frater or father
Coordinate terms
- (member of religious order): sister
- (white patch on a printed page): monk
Derived terms
Translations
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From fri (“to ask for (someone's) hand in marriage”) +? -ar.
Noun
friar m (definite singular friaren, indefinite plural friarar, definite plural friarane)
- one (traditionally a man) who proposes marriage
Related terms
- frieri (“marriage proposal”)
References
- “friar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
- firar
Swedish
Verb
friar
- present tense of fria.
Anagrams
- firar
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capuchin
English
Etymology
Late 16th c., from French capuchin, from earlier capucin, from Italian cappuccino, ultimately from Late Latin cappa (“cape, hood”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?kæp?t???n/
Noun
capuchin (plural capuchins)
- A monk in the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin; (generally) a Franciscan.
- 1789, John Moore, Zeluco, Valancourt 2008, p. 50:
- “That is something,” said the capuchin, “but not the most essential. Are you certain that he is a Christian?”
- 1789, John Moore, Zeluco, Valancourt 2008, p. 50:
- A garment consisting of a cloak and hood, made in imitation of the dress of Capuchin monks.
- a. 1886, Emily Dickinson, "The Guest is gold and crimson"
- Of Ermine is his doublet — / His Capuchin gay —
- a. 1886, Emily Dickinson, "The Guest is gold and crimson"
- A capuchin monkey.
- A hooded pigeon.
Translations
See also
- cappuccino
References
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