Fra
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Fra
1885–90; < Italian, shortened form of frate brother, monk
Example Sentences
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By including not only the central scenes but reassembling the small, narrative panels—or predellas— typically occupying the lowest register, they’ve allowed viewers to see Fra Angelico’s compositions in all their complex, multifaceted splendor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 22, 2025
Aside from trying to wedge such wildly disparate Catholic artists as Fra Bartolomeo, Paul Cézanne, Tsuguharu Foujita and Andy Warhol into a single coherent exhibition, reducing art to illustration just undermines it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2025
Nielsen held off Spain's Daniela Fra to get Britain's 42-strong squad off to a successful start, but was unable to chase down Belgium's Helena Ponette as Bol moved clear.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2025
A little Fra Angelico pops up in a cluster of abstract modern paintings.
From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2022
Thirdly, the boy in Fra Pavel’s testimony, with the knife that can do these extraordinary things.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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