BELLARMINE

bellarmine, longbeard, long-beard, greybeard

(noun) a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century)

Bellarmine, Bellarmino, Cardinal Bellarmine, Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmine

(noun) Italian cardinal and theologian (1542-1621)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

bellarmine (plural bellarmines)

A stoneware jug of a pattern that originated around Cologne, Germany, in the 16th century, having a bearded face or mask supposed to represent Cardinal Bellarmine, a leader in the Counter-Reformation.

Synonyms

• Bartmann jug

• graybeard, greybeard

• longbeard

Source: Wiktionary


Bel"lar*mine, n.

Definition: A stoneware jug of a pattern originated in the neighborhood of Cologne, Germany, in the 16th century. It has a bearded face or mask supposed to represent Cardinal Bellarmine, a leader in the Roman Catholic Counter Reformation, following the Reformation; -- called also graybeard, longbeard.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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