belleek
belleek is the alternative form of Belleek.
Proper noun capitalized: Belleek
Belleek
- A village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, famous for its pottery.
- Alternative form: Balleek
- A small village and townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.
- Alternative form: Belleeks
Noun capitalized: Belleek
Belleek (usually uncountable, plural Belleeks)
- Synonym of Belleek ware.
- 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.1896 June, “House Furnishing Review”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume 8, number 6, page 219
- Belleek was made for both utilitarian and decorative purposes, shaped often in the form of seashells or marine life, such as coral branches.2000, Suzanne Von Drachenfels, The Art of the Table, page 55
- Synonyms:
- Belleek ware
Synonyms of belleek
Forms of belleek
| plural | belleeks |
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| plural | Belleeks |
Origin of belleek
From Irish Béal Leice.
Words formed from belleek
Phrases with belleek
Questions about belleek
- What does belleek mean?
- Belleek means a village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, famous for its pottery.
- What is belleek the alternative form of?
- Belleek is the alternative form of Belleek.
- What part of speech is belleek?
- Belleek can be a proper noun or a noun.
Words near belleek in the dictionary
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