(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.
BELLARMINE
Meaning of BELLARMINE in English
Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012