Wort des Tages
13 April 2026
friar
A white or pale patch on a printed page caused by poor inking.
Warum dieses Wort
It travels in a pair: the friar is the pale patch, the monk the over-inked dark one, the names taken from the colour of the habits rather than from any failing of the wearers.
In use
Roller pressure is off on the near side, we're pulling a friar down the left edge of every sheet.
Written by our editors to show how the term is used, not a recorded quotation.