English Explanatory Dictionary

bellarmine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

bellarmine bellarmines

Synonyms

Bartmann jug graybeard greybeard longbeard

Related words

Bellarminian witch bottle
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