Bel|leek

Bel|leek
Bel|leek «buh LEEK», noun, or Belleek ware,
a kind of very thin, almost transparent porcelain with an opalescent glaze, made in decorative shapes.
[< Belleek, a town in Northern Ireland, where it is made]

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