Belleek
a fragile Irish porcelain with a bright luster.
Historical Examples
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 Various
Romantic Ireland; volume 1/2 M.F and B. McM. Mansfield
A Tour in Ireland Arthur Young
Penelope’s Irish Experiences Kate Douglas Wiggin
Ireland as It Is Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
noun
trademark
a kind of thin fragile porcelain with a lustrous glaze
(as modifier): a Belleek vase
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