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Bellarmine

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Bellarmine \Bel"lar*mine\, n.
   A stoneware jug of a pattern originated in the neighborhood
   of Cologne, Germany, in the 16th century. It has a bearded
   face or mask supposed to represent Cardinal Bellarmine, a
   leader in the Roman Catholic Counter Reformation, following
   the Reformation; -- called also {graybeard}, {longbeard}.

Source : WordNet®

Bellarmine
     n 1: Italian cardinal and theologian (1542-1621) [syn: {Bellarmino},
           {Cardinal Bellarmine}, {Roberto Francesco Romolo
          Bellarmine}]
     2: a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a
        caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century) [syn: {longbeard},
         {long-beard}, {graybeard}]
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