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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Friar \Fri"ar\, n. [OR. frere, F. fr[`e]re brother, friar, fr.
     L. frater brother. See Brother.]
     1. (R. C. Ch.) 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Print.) A white or pale patch on a printed page.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Zo["o]l.) An American fish; the silversides.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Friar bird (Zo["o]l.), an Australian bird ({Tropidorhynchus
        corniculatus), having the head destitute of feathers; --
        called also coldong, leatherhead, pimlico; poor
        soldier, and four-o'clock. The name is also applied to
        several other species of the same genus.
  
     Friar's balsam (Med.), a stimulating application for wounds
        and ulcers, being an alcoholic solution of benzoin,
        styrax, tolu balsam, and aloes; compound tincture of
        benzoin. --Brande & C.
  
     Friar's cap (Bot.), the monkshood.
  
     Friar's+cowl+(Bot.),+an+arumlike+plant+({Arisarum+vulgare" rel="nofollow">Friar's cowl (Bot.), an arumlike plant ({Arisarum vulgare)
        with a spathe or involucral leaf resembling a cowl.
  
     Friar's lantern, the ignis fatuus or Will-o'-the-wisp.
        --Milton.
  
     Friar skate (Zo["o]l.), the European white or sharpnosed
        skate ({Raia alba); -- called also Burton skate,
        border ray, scad, and doctor.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Leatherhead \Leath"er*head`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
     The friar bird.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Leatherhead \Leath"er*head`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
     The friar bird.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Friar \Fri"ar\, n. [OR. frere, F. fr[`e]re brother, friar, fr.
     L. frater brother. See Brother.]
     1. (R. C. Ch.) 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.
  
     2. (Print.) A white or pale patch on a printed page.
  
     3. (Zo["o]l.) An American fish; the silversides.
  
     Friar bird (Zo["o]l.), an Australian bird ({Tropidorhynchus
        corniculatus), having the head destitute of feathers; --
        called also coldong, leatherhead, pimlico; poor
        soldier, and four-o'clock. The name is also applied to
        several other species of the same genus.
  
     Friar's balsam (Med.), a stimulating application for wounds
        and ulcers, being an alcoholic solution of benzoin,
        styrax, tolu balsam, and aloes; compound tincture of
        benzoin. --Brande & C.
  
     Friar's cap (Bot.), the monkshood.
  
     Friar's+cowl+(Bot.),+an+arumlike+plant+({Arisarum+vulgare" rel="nofollow">Friar's cowl (Bot.), an arumlike plant ({Arisarum vulgare)
        with a spathe or involucral leaf resembling a cowl.
  
     Friar's lantern, the ignis fatuus or Will-o'-the-wisp.
        --Milton.
  
     Friar skate (Zo["o]l.), the European white or sharpnosed
        skate ({Raia alba); -- called also Burton skate,
        border ray, scad, and doctor.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  leatherhead
     n.
     The friarbird.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Leatherhead
     n.
     (place en town co/Surrey cc/England).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  leatherhead
     n.
     The friarbird.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Leatherhead
     n.
     (place en town co/Surrey cc/England).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  leatherhead
     n.
     The friarbird.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Leatherhead
     n.
     (place en town co/Surrey cc/England).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  leatherhead
     n.
     The friarbird.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Leatherhead
     n.
     (place en town co/Surrey cc/England).

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 呆头,秃头鸟;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 呆头,秃头鸟

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