bellarmine
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Named after Cardinal Roberto Bellarmino (1542–1621), a Catholic opponent of Protestantism, whose face was supposedly modelled on the jugs as a form of ridicule.
مثال
- The bellarmine is a unique piece of pottery.
- Bellarmine jugs are often found in archaeological digs.
- The face on the bellarmine is said to be a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmino.
ترکیبهای رایج
Bellarmine jug Bellarmine bottle Bellarmine pottery
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century)
noun
- Italian cardinal and theologian (1542-1621)