ɑrˈmin, ˈbɛl noun
a fat, narrow-necked stoneware bottle of the 16th and 17th centuries, ornamented with a bearded mask.
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bellarmine (ˈbɛlɑːˌmiːn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a large stoneware or earthenware jug for ale or spirits, bearing a bearded mask | |
| [C18: named after Saint Robert Bellarmine (1542--1621), Italian Jesuit theologian and cardinal, whom these jugs were intended to caricature] | |
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Bellarmine
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| Bellarmine (ˈbɛlɑːˌmiːn) | |
| —n | |
| Saint Robert. 1542--1621, Italian Jesuit theologian and cardinal; an important influence during the Counter-Reformation | |
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