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(1):

(n.) 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):

(n.) An American fish; the silversides.

(3):

(n.) A white or pale patch on a printed page.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Friar'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​f/friar.html. 1828.
 
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