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curtal friars

curtal friars is the plural of curtal friar.

Meaning of curtal friar

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

Questions about curtal friars

What is curtal friars the plural of?
Curtal friars is the plural of curtal friar.

Words near curtal friars in the dictionary

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

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