- (n.) A white or pale patch on a printed page.
- (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.
- (n.) An American fish; the silversides.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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