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–noun
a Carmelite friar: so called from the distinctive white cloak worn by the order.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME
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Car·mel·ite   (kär'mə-līt')   
n.  

  1. A monk or mendicant friar belonging to the order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, founded in 1155. Also called White Friar.

  2. A member of a community of nuns of this order, founded in 1452.

Car'mel·ite' adj.
White Friar  
n.  See Carmelite.

[From the color of the habit.]
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