1. (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.

2. (n.) A white or pale patch on a printed page.

3. (n.) An American fish; the silversides.

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