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Friars, Black
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
(1) Name popularly applied in Great Britain to the members of the Dominican Order, because of the black mantle which they wore over their white habits.
(2) Well-known districts in London and in Glasgow, so called because of the former location of Dominican monasteries in these places.
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Entry for 'Friars, Black'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/f/friars-black.html. 1910.