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Webster 1913 Edition

Fakir

Fa′kir

,

Noun.

[Ar.

faqīr

poor.]

an Oriental Muslim or Hindu religious ascetic or begging monk who is regarded as a holy man or a wonder worker.

[Written also

faquir

anf

fakeer

.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Fakir

F'AKIR

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