monkish

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

MONKISH, adjective Like a monk, or pertaining to monks; monastic; as monkish manners; monkish dress; monkish solitude. MONK'S HEAD, noun A plant of the genus Leontodon. MONK'S HOOD, noun A plant of the genus Aconitum. MONK'S RHUBARB, noun A plant of the genus Rumex, a species of dock.
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