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bellarmine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables
bel-larmine
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

bellarmines (plural)

Phrases

witch bottle

Frequently Paired Words

Bellarminian witch bottle

Synonyms

Bartmann jug graybeard greybeard longbeard long-beard

Questions

What does bellarmine mean?
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.

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