v. t. [ OE. biclappen. ] To catch; to grasp; to insnare. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ It., literally fine lady; bella beautiful + donna lady. ] (Bot.)
n. A stoneware jug of a pattern originated in the neighborhood of Cologne, Germany, in the 16th century. It has a bearded face or mask supposed to represent Cardinal Bellarmine, a leader in the Roman Catholic Counter Reformation, following the Reformation; -- called also
n. [ It., literally fine lady; bella beautiful + donna lady. ] (Bot.)
n. A stoneware jug of a pattern originated in the neighborhood of Cologne, Germany, in the 16th century. It has a bearded face or mask supposed to represent Cardinal Bellarmine, a leader in the Roman Catholic Counter Reformation, following the Reformation; -- called also