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  • noun Alternative spelling of black friar.

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  • I've also come across grey friars. Anyone know the difference?

    March 1, 2016

  • Looks like black = Dominican and grey = Franciscan.

    March 1, 2016

  • Nice answer biiby.

    March 1, 2016

  • You're welcome, antenna ears.

    March 1, 2016

  • The Dominican habit is black and white. The Franciscan habit was originally the color of the humblest cloth of the day, which at first was grey. Later it was brown and there tradtion has frozen the costume. Thus Greyfriars, Oxford (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greyfriars,_Oxford) is a Franciscan institution although the members of that order dress in brown.

    March 1, 2016

  • into the deepfriar with you!

    March 2, 2016