bellarmine
9.9
An old pottery jug with a long neck and a bearded face used for holding drinks
- noun
- /ˈbɛlɑːrmɪn/
- Archaic
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bellarmine
Synonyms
jug
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1.0
A large container with a narrow opening for holding and pouring liquids
is a specific historic decorated stoneware type rather than a general container
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9.9
A heavy clay jug for drinking with a long neck and a bearded face, made in the 1600s
is the same object but stated without noting its 16th century origin
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9.9
A tall clay jug with a long neck decorated with a painted face, used for drinking in the 1600s
covers both 16th and 17th centuries and includes storing and serving drinks
9.9
A tall old jug with a long neck and a bearded face that people drink from
is broader in time and includes the 16th century as well
Surface Forms
bellarmine singular
bellarmines plural
Etymology
The word bellarmine comes from the name of Cardinal Bellarmine, because many of these old stoneware jugs have a carved bearded face that people thought looked like him. So a bellarmine is a type of stoneware jug with a long neck and a bearded face.