Belleek

Belleek

Belleek may refer to:

* Belleek, County Fermanagh, a village in Northern Ireland, famous for its pottery.
**Belleek Pottery Ltd, the village's major industry

or also:
* Belleeks, County Armagh, a village in the Newry and Mourne District of Northern Ireland.


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  • Belleek — noun Etymology: Belleek, town in Northern Ireland Date: 1869 a very thin translucent porcelain with a lustrous pearly glaze produced in Ireland called also Belleek china, Belleek ware …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • belleek — /bəˈlik/ (say buh leek) noun a fragile, ornamental porcelain with a bright lustre. Also, Belleek, Belleek ware. {named after Belleek, village in Northern Ireland} …  

  • Belleek — /beuh leek /, n. a fragile Irish porcelain with a bright luster. Also called Belleek ware. [1865 70; after Belleek, town in Northern Ireland where it is made] * * * …   Universalium

  • Belleek — Bel•leek [[t]bəˈlik[/t]] n. cer a fragile Irish porcelain with a bright luster. Also called Belleek′ ware . • Etymology: 1865–70; after Belleek, town in Northern Ireland where it is made …   From formal English to slang

  • Belleek — 54° 28′ 56″ N 8° 05′ 12″ W / 54.4821, 8.0866 Belleek est un village frontali …   Wikipédia en Français

  • belleek — bəˈlēk noun ( s) Etymology: Belleek : champagne 3 …   Useful english dictionary

  • Belleek Pottery Ltd — is a porcelain company that began trading in August 1884 as the Belleek Pottery Works Company Ltd in Belleek, County Fermanagh, in what was to become Northern Ireland. History Pottery in the region began around 1849, after John Caldwell… …   Wikipedia

  • Belleek (ware) — or Belleek [bə lēk′] n. 〚after Belleek, town in Northern Ireland, where it is made〛 a fine, glossy, often iridescent pottery resembling porcelain * * * …   Universalium

  • Belleek (ware) — or Belleek [bə lēk′] n. [after Belleek, town in Northern Ireland, where it is made] a fine, glossy, often iridescent pottery resembling porcelain …   English World dictionary

  • Belleek (ware) — or Belleek [bə lēk′] n. [after Belleek, town in Northern Ireland, where it is made] a fine, glossy, often iridescent pottery resembling porcelain …   English World dictionary

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