Meanings
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.
A bellarmine found in Westminster, which, when found, was corked up, and in it were found some old pins and rusty nails; it had been probably used in the art of Black Magic.
1905, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of London, page 290Synonyms: Bartmann jug, graybeard, greybeard, longbeard
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century)
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