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curtal friar

curtal friar noun: a friar with a short gown.

Noun

curtal friar (plural curtal friars)

  1. (archaic, slightly derogatory) A friar with a short gown.
    • Now, sirs, who hath seen our chaplain? where is our curtal Friar?1819, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe

Forms of curtal friar

pluralcurtal friars

Questions about curtal friar

What does curtal friar mean?
Curtal friar means a friar with a short gown.
What part of speech is curtal friar?
Curtal friar is a noun.
What is the plural of curtal friar?
The plural of curtal friar is curtal friars.

Words near curtal friar in the dictionary

  1. curtainsiders
  2. curtainwall
  3. curtainwalls
  4. curtainwise
  5. curtal
  6. curtal friar
  7. curtal friars
  8. curtal-ax
  9. curtal-axe
  10. curtal-axes
  11. curtals

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