Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

belleek

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.62 in modern English

Syllables: belleek
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of Belleek.

Uncountable

name

A village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, famous for its pottery.

name

A small village and townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.

noun

Synonym of Belleek ware.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Beyond this, to produce belleek, ground flint glass is introduced."
"No deposit work is done here, but some belleek is obtained from this establishment for that kind of work."
"A belleek body is one of the mysteries of modern Ceramics."
"Alternative form: Balleek"
"Alternative form: Belleeks"
"Belleek was invented about thirty-five years ago by a potter named William Henry Goss, of Stoke-upon-Trent, England, whose workmen were induced to go to the porcelain-works established in Belleek, and it was there that the ware was first produced in any considerable quantity."

Etymology

From Irish Béal Leice.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

belleeks (plural)

Phrases

Belleek ware

Synonyms

Belleek ware

Questions

What does belleek mean?: Alternative form of Belleek.
Where does belleek come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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