White Friarn.

Brit.

/ˈwʌɪt ˌfrʌɪə/, U.S.

/ˈ(h)waɪt ˌfraɪ(ə)r/

Forms: late Middle English–1500s White Frere, late Middle English–1500s Whyte Frere, 1500s White ffrere, 1500s Whit Frer, 1500s Whyght ffryere, 1500s Whyte Frier, 1500s Whyte Fryar, 1500s–1600s White Frier, 1500s–1600s White Fryar, 1500s–1700s White Fryer, 1500s– White Friar; also Scottish pre-1700 Quhit Freris (plural), pre-1700 Quhyte Freiris (plural), pre-1700 Quhyt Freiris (plural), pre-1700 Quite Freris (plural). Also with lower-case initial in the second element.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: white adj., friar n.

Etymology: < white adj. + friar n. Compare Anglo-Norman frere blanc (late 12th cent.).In sense 2 apparently with humorous allusion to the colour of the flake, as well as to senses 1a and 1b.

a. A member of the Carmelite order of friars, distinguished by a white cloak or outer habit. Also a Premonstratensian or White Canon. Cf. white canon n. at white adj. and n. Compounds 1f.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > church government > monasticism > religious order > Carmelite Order > [noun] > member of

Carmec1380

White Friar1412

Carmelite1505

Carmelitan1605

society > faith > church government > monasticism > religious order > Order of St. Augustine > [noun] > Premonstratensian

Premonster1440

Premonstratensec1450

Premonstratensian1495

Premonstrant?1530

Premonstrate1551

Premonstratenser1551

Norbertine1674

White Friar1762

Premonstrensian2001

1412 in J. Anderson Cal. Laing Charters (1899) 24 Willyam Cokar, than beande prouincial of the Quite Freris of Scotlande.

1474 W. Caxton tr. Game & Playe of Chesse (1883) iii. ii. 88 I haue my self ben conuersant in a religious hous of white freris at gaunt which haue all thynge in comyn.

1598 J. Stow Suruay of London 247 The white Fryers church in Fleetstreet.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 184/1 The White Friers..were tyed to Fasting, Silence, and Canonical hours.

1762 R. Forbes Jrnls. Episcopal Visitations (1886) 170 An Abbacy of Præmonstratenses, or White Friars.

1867 W. F. Hook Lives Archbishops Canterbury V. xxi. 334 His confessor, the Bishop of Hereford, a White friar.

1931 J. Buchan Blanket of Dark xiii. 242 He fell in with a white friar, the very Carmelite who claimed to be Elijah's successor.

2004 G. Nicholson Hollywood Dodo xiii. 116 When Henry the Eighth dissolved the monasteries, he took away all the land and the buildings belonging to the White Friars.

b. In plural. (The name of) the Carmelite priory on Fleet Street, London; (hence) the neighbourhood in which it was situated. In early use with the. Also figurative.The priory existed from 1241–1538, although the area retained its status as a sanctuary until 1697, by which time it was also known as Alsatia and had become notorious as a resort of debtors and criminals. Cf. Alsatia n. 1.

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1482 W. Caxton in tr. Higden's Prolicionycion viii. x. f. cccciij^v The whiche Syre Robert deyde and lyeth buryed in the whyte Freres in London, by his wyf dame Constaunce.

1567 T. Harman Caueat for Commen Cursetors (new ed.) sig. Dii^v Ther came..a Counterfet Cranke vnder my lodgynge at the white Fryares.

1616 B. Jonson Epicœne Prol. in Wks. I. 529 Cates..fit for ladies:..Some for your waiting wench, and citie-wires, Some for your men, and daughters of white-Friars .

1699 J. Dunton Dublin Scuffle 398 Give me Ireland to wonder at; for my part, I think 'tis a sort of White Fryars at large, and Dublin the Mint to it; here's nothing but Roguery.

1788 Edinb. Mag. Oct. 242/1 The White-Friars at London was a sanctuary, and for what reason I know not, was called Alsatia.

1834 C. Whitehead Lives & Exploits Eng. Highwaymen 175 Not long after his arrival in town he was apprehended in White Friars.

1912 W. G. Bell Fleet St. in Seven Cent. xiii. 284 The refugees in Whitefriars, when pressed by bailiffs or creditors, could take advantage of several masked entrances from Fleet Street.

2001 Financial Times 15 Sept. (Property section) 5/7 Little more than ten years ago the narrow streets of Whitefriars south of Fleet Street were filled with revving newspaper vans.

†2. A flake of froth or scum floating on liquid. Obsolete. rare.

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the world > matter > gas > gas or air in liquid or effervescence > [noun] > foam or froth > particle of

White Friar1745

1745 J. Swift Direct. to Servants 22 If the Cork be musty, or White Fryers in your Liquor.

1867 P. Kennedy Banks of Boro xxv. 191 The white-friars came at last on the potatoes in the big pot: they then proceeded to boil.

Compounds

† General attributive with the sense ‘characteristic of Whitefriars; disreputable, illicit’. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1604 T. Dekker Newes from Graues-end Ep. Ded. sig. A3 Suffer me (good Nobody) to diue (like a White-Friars Puncke) into thy familiar & solid acquaintance at the first dash.

1620 J. Melton Astrologaster 36 Some of his White-Fryer Mistresses.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	white friar
释义	White Friarn. Brit. /ˈwʌɪt ˌfrʌɪə/, U.S. /ˈ(h)waɪt ˌfraɪ(ə)r/ Forms: late Middle English–1500s White Frere, late Middle English–1500s Whyte Frere, 1500s White ffrere, 1500s Whit Frer, 1500s Whyght ffryere, 1500s Whyte Frier, 1500s Whyte Fryar, 1500s–1600s White Frier, 1500s–1600s White Fryar, 1500s–1700s White Fryer, 1500s– White Friar; also Scottish pre-1700 Quhit Freris (plural), pre-1700 Quhyte Freiris (plural), pre-1700 Quhyt Freiris (plural), pre-1700 Quite Freris (plural). Also with lower-case initial in the second element. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: white adj., friar n. Etymology: < white adj. + friar n. Compare Anglo-Norman frere blanc (late 12th cent.).In sense 2 apparently with humorous allusion to the colour of the flake, as well as to senses 1a and 1b. 1. a. A member of the Carmelite order of friars, distinguished by a white cloak or outer habit. Also a Premonstratensian or White Canon. Cf. white canon n. at white adj. and n. Compounds 1f. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > monasticism > religious order > Carmelite Order > [noun] > member of Carmec1380 White Friar1412 Carmelite1505 Carmelitan1605 society > faith > church government > monasticism > religious order > Order of St. Augustine > [noun] > Premonstratensian Premonster1440 Premonstratensec1450 Premonstratensian1495 Premonstrant?1530 Premonstrate1551 Premonstratenser1551 Norbertine1674 White Friar1762 Premonstrensian2001 1412 in J. Anderson Cal. Laing Charters (1899) 24 Willyam Cokar, than beande prouincial of the Quite Freris of Scotlande. 1474 W. Caxton tr. Game & Playe of Chesse (1883) iii. ii. 88 I haue my self ben conuersant in a religious hous of white freris at gaunt which haue all thynge in comyn. 1598 J. Stow Suruay of London 247 The white Fryers church in Fleetstreet. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 184/1 The White Friers..were tyed to Fasting, Silence, and Canonical hours. 1762 R. Forbes Jrnls. Episcopal Visitations (1886) 170 An Abbacy of Præmonstratenses, or White Friars. 1867 W. F. Hook Lives Archbishops Canterbury V. xxi. 334 His confessor, the Bishop of Hereford, a White friar. 1931 J. Buchan Blanket of Dark xiii. 242 He fell in with a white friar, the very Carmelite who claimed to be Elijah's successor. 2004 G. Nicholson Hollywood Dodo xiii. 116 When Henry the Eighth dissolved the monasteries, he took away all the land and the buildings belonging to the White Friars. b. In plural. (The name of) the Carmelite priory on Fleet Street, London; (hence) the neighbourhood in which it was situated. In early use with the. Also figurative.The priory existed from 1241–1538, although the area retained its status as a sanctuary until 1697, by which time it was also known as Alsatia and had become notorious as a resort of debtors and criminals. Cf. Alsatia n. 1. ΚΠ 1482 W. Caxton in tr. Higden's Prolicionycion viii. x. f. cccciij^v The whiche Syre Robert deyde and lyeth buryed in the whyte Freres in London, by his wyf dame Constaunce. 1567 T. Harman Caueat for Commen Cursetors (new ed.) sig. Dii^v Ther came..a Counterfet Cranke vnder my lodgynge at the white Fryares. 1616 B. Jonson Epicœne Prol. in Wks. I. 529 Cates..fit for ladies:..Some for your waiting wench, and citie-wires, Some for your men, and daughters of white-Friars . View more context for this quotation 1699 J. Dunton Dublin Scuffle 398 Give me Ireland to wonder at; for my part, I think 'tis a sort of White Fryars at large, and Dublin the Mint to it; here's nothing but Roguery. 1788 Edinb. Mag. Oct. 242/1 The White-Friars at London was a sanctuary, and for what reason I know not, was called Alsatia. 1834 C. Whitehead Lives & Exploits Eng. Highwaymen 175 Not long after his arrival in town he was apprehended in White Friars. 1912 W. G. Bell Fleet St. in Seven Cent. xiii. 284 The refugees in Whitefriars, when pressed by bailiffs or creditors, could take advantage of several masked entrances from Fleet Street. 2001 Financial Times 15 Sept. (Property section) 5/7 Little more than ten years ago the narrow streets of Whitefriars south of Fleet Street were filled with revving newspaper vans. †2. A flake of froth or scum floating on liquid. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > gas > gas or air in liquid or effervescence > [noun] > foam or froth > particle of White Friar1745 1745 J. Swift Direct. to Servants 22 If the Cork be musty, or White Fryers in your Liquor. 1867 P. Kennedy Banks of Boro xxv. 191 The white-friars came at last on the potatoes in the big pot: they then proceeded to boil. Compounds † General attributive with the sense ‘characteristic of Whitefriars; disreputable, illicit’. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1604 T. Dekker Newes from Graues-end Ep. Ded. sig. A3 Suffer me (good Nobody) to diue (like a White-Friars Puncke) into thy familiar & solid acquaintance at the first dash. 1620 J. Melton Astrologaster 36 Some of his White-Fryer Mistresses. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1412
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