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bellarmines

bellarmines is the plural of bellarmine.

Meaning of bellarmine

Noun

bellarmine (plural bellarmines)

  1. 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.
    • A bellarmine found in Westminster, which, when found, was corked up, and in it were found some old pins and rusty nails; it had been probably used in the art of Black Magic.1905, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of London, page 290

Questions about bellarmines

What is bellarmines the plural of?
Bellarmines is the plural of bellarmine.

Words near bellarmines in the dictionary

  1. Bellards
  2. Bellarena
  3. Bellarine
  4. Bellarke
  5. bellarmine
  6. bellarmines
  7. Bellarminian
  8. Bellars
  9. Bellary
  10. Bellas
  11. Bellases

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