Define the word four-o\'clock"four-o'clock" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
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.
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2. (Print.) A white or pale patch on a printed page.
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3. (Zool.) An American fish; the silversides.
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Friar bird (Zool.), 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)
with a spathe or involucral leaf resembling a cowl.
Friar's lantern, the ignis fatuus or Will-o'-the-wisp.
--Milton.
Friar skate (Zool.), the European white or sharpnosed skate
(Raia alba); -- called also Burton skate, border ray, scad, and doctor.
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"Four-o'clock" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Four-o'clock \Four"-o'clock`\, n.
1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Mirabilis. There are about
half a dozen species, natives of the warmer parts of
America. The common four-o'clock is M. Jalapa. Its
flowers are white, yellow, and red, and open toward
sunset, or earlier in cloudy weather; hence the name. It
is also called marvel of Peru, and afternoon lady.
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2. (Zool.) The friar bird; -- so called from its cry, which
resembles these words.
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"four-o'clock" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
marvel of Peru \marvel of Peru\, marvel-of-Peru \marvel-of-Peru\
n. (Bot.)
A common garden plant (Mirabilis jalapa or Mirabilis uniflora) of North America having fragrant red or purple or
yellow or white flowers that open in late afternoon; called
also four-o'clock. See four-o'clock.
Syn: common four-o'clock, marvel of Peru, Mirabilis jalapa,
Mirabilis uniflora.
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