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}]