Bellini Definition
bə-lēnē
bellinis
noun
A cocktail made of champagne or sparkling wine, sugar, and puréed fruit, often peaches or strawberries.
American Heritage
A cocktail consisting of champagne or other sparkling wine with peach juice.
Webster's New World
Alternative capitalization of Bellini.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- vincenzo bellini
proper name
1429?-1507; Venetian painter: son of Jacopo.
Webster's New World
1430?-1516; Venetian painter: teacher of Titian: son of Jacopo.
Webster's New World
1400?-70?; Venetian painter.
Webster's New World
1801-35; It. operatic composer.
Webster's New World
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Family of Venetian painters, including Jacopo (1400?–1470?), most of whose works have been lost, and his two sons, Gentile (1429?–1507) and Giovanni (1430?–1516). Giovanni, the most illustrious of the three, profoundly influenced the Venetian school of painting with his interest in light and color. His works include Saint Francis in Ecstasy.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Bellini
Noun
Singular:
bellini
Plural:
bellinisOrigin of Bellini
After Giovanni Bellini (from the fact that the color of the drink reminded its inventor of a color used in one of Bellini's paintings)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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