Monk

mungk, n. formerly, one who retired alone to the desert to lead a religious life: one of a religious community living in a monastery: an inky blotch in print: a fuse for firing mines.— ns. Monk′ery , the life of monks: monasticism; Monk′-fish , the angel-fish; Monk′hood , the state or character of a monk.— adj. Monk′ish , pertaining to a monk: like a monk: monastic.— ns. Monk's′-hood , the aconite, a poisonous plant with a flower like a monk's hood; Monk's′-seam ( naut. ), a strong seam formed by laying the selvage-edges of two pieces of canvas over each other and stitching on each side and down the middle—also Middle-stitching . [A.S. munec —L. monachus —Gr. monachos — monos , alone.]