belleek

See also: Belleek

English

Noun

belleek (usually uncountable, plural belleeks)

1. Alternative form of Belleek.
   • 1901, William Clayton, “Testimony of Mr. William Clayton”, in United States. Industrial Commission, editor, Reports of the Industrial Commission on the Relations and Conditions of Capital and Labor employed in Manufactures and General Business, page 643:

     Beyond this, to produce belleek, ground flint glass is introduced.

   • 1910, The Pottery & Glass Salesman - Volume 2, page 25:

     No deposit work is done here, but some belleek is obtained from this establishment for that kind of work.

   • 1922, Harold Thornton Coss, Development of a Colored Belleek Body, page 1:

     A belleek body is one of the mysteries of modern Ceramics.

Anagrams

• kebelle