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Black Friar
noun
- a Dominican friar: so called from the distinctive black mantle worn by the order.
Black Friar
noun
- a Dominican friar
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Black Friar1
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Example Sentences
Juan has seen a ghostly figure walking and next morning he is told it must be the Black Friar who haunts the house.
The black friar knelt beside the dying one, and drawing an ivory crucifix from his habit held it to Mendoza's face.
"It's sometimes called the Black Friar's well," continued Githa, still acting as guide.
A smile—which was sad, not mirthful—parted the grave lips of the Black Friar.
Tokens are extant of a music-house, with the sign of the Black-friar, dated 1671.
The grim figure of a black friar was directing the harvest of a sea of golden-yellow wheat.
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