- grey friar
- noun Usage: often capitalized G&F Date: 14th century a Franciscan friar
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grey friar
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Grey Friar — Infobox Mountain Name = Grey Friar Photo = Grey Friar and harter Fell from Great Carrs.jpg Caption = Grey Friar from Great Carrs, one km to the east, Harter Fell is in the background. Location = Cumbria, ENG Range = Lake District, Southern Fells… … Wikipedia
Grey Friar — Grey′ Fri′ar n. rel a Franciscan friar • Etymology: 1300–50; from the order s grey cloak … From formal English to slang
Grey Friar — noun a Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order • Syn: ↑Franciscan • Hypernyms: ↑friar, ↑mendicant • Member Holonyms: ↑Franciscan order … Useful english dictionary
Grey Friar — noun a friar of the Franciscan order (who wear grey habits) … English new terms dictionary
Grey Friar — Franciscan Friar … English contemporary dictionary
Grey Friar — Common name for a Franciscan Friar, derived from the colour of their habit … Medieval glossary
Grey Friar — /greɪ ˈfraɪə/ (say gray fruyuh) noun a Franciscan friar …
grey — adj., n., & v. (US gray) adj. 1 of a colour intermediate between black and white, as of ashes or lead. 2 a (of the weather etc.) dull, dismal; heavily overcast. b bleak, depressing; (of a person) depressed. 3 a (of hair) turning white with age… … Useful english dictionary
Grey — adj., n., & v. (US gray) adj. 1 of a colour intermediate between black and white, as of ashes or lead. 2 a (of the weather etc.) dull, dismal; heavily overcast. b bleak, depressing; (of a person) depressed. 3 a (of hair) turning white with age… … Useful english dictionary
Friar — • A member of one of the mendicant orders Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Friar Friar † … Catholic encyclopedia
