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frare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • friar noun A man belonging to certain Christian religious orders, such as the Franciscans or Dominicans, who often lives among the public rather than in seclusion.

Senses

frare is used for these senses in English:

  • broomrape Any of various plants, of the genus Orobanche, that are parasitic on the roots of other plants.
  • friar A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars).
  • harvestman An order of terrestrial, non-venomous arachnids with often very long legs: Opiliones; any individual of this order.
  • old maid An unpopped kernel in a batch of popped popcorn kernels.

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