nun

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

NUN, noun A woman devoted to a religious life, and who lives in a cloister or nunnery, secluded from the world, under a vow of perpetual chastity. NUN, noun 1. A web-footed fowl of the size of a duck, with a white head and neck. 2. The blue titmouse.
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