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.
    • 1905, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of London (page 290)
      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.
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