Belleek ware

noun

A porcelain-like kind of decorative pottery with a high gloss, which is sometimes iridescent.

Meanings

nounBelleek ware (countable and uncountable, plural Belleek wares)

plural Belleek wares

  1. countableuncountableA porcelain-like kind of decorative pottery with a high gloss, which is sometimes iridescent.

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Origin

A very fine kind was made at Belleek in Ireland.

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Belleek ware. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Belleek%20ware

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