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A mendicant monk of the Carmelite order, so called from the white cloaks worn by the order. See Carmelite.
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- A mendicant monk of the Carmelite order, so called from the white cloaks worn by the order. See Carmelite.
- n. a Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order; mendicant preachers
- A mendicant monk of the Carmelite order, so called from the white cloaks worn by the order. See Carmelite.
- A mendicant monk of the Carmelite order, so called from thewhite cloaks worn by the order. See Carmelite.