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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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