monk : Idioms & Phrases

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black monk

Black" monk`
Definitions
  1. A Benedictine monk.
Webster 1913

Monk bat

  • (Zoöl.), a South American and West Indian bat (Molossus nasutus); so called because the males live in communities by themselves.
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Monk bird

  • (Zoöl.), the friar bird.
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Monk seal

  • (Zoöl.), a species of seal (Monachus albiventer) inhabiting the Black Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, and the adjacent parts of the Atlantic.
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monk's cloth

  • noun a heavy cloth in basket weave
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Monk's rhubarb

  • (Bot.), a kind of dock; also called patience (Rumex Patientia).
Webster 1913

monk's seam

Monk's" seam`
Definitions
  1. (Naut.) An extra middle seam made at the junction of two breadths of canvas, ordinarily joined by only two rows of stitches.
Webster 1913

sea monk

Sea" monk`
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) See Monk seal, under Monk.
Webster 1913

thelonious monk

  • noun United States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of the bebop style (1917-1982)
    Monk; Thelonious Monk.
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thelonious sphere monk

  • noun United States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of the bebop style (1917-1982)
    Monk; Thelonious Monk.
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