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In the first weeks of the Obama administration, 'bipartisanship' was the reigning buzzword, and when the Beltway thinks 'bipartisan,' it pictures President Reagan and Democratic Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill putting aside their differences and forging a legislative partnership, a ruddy pair of genial patriarchs bonding over the Blarney Stone.
James Wolcott

Meaning of "Blarney Stone" in the English dictionary

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WHAT DOES BLARNEY STONE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Blarney Stone

Blarney Stone

The Blarney Stone is a block of Carboniferous limestone built into the battlements of Blarney Castle, Blarney, about 8 kilometres from Cork, Ireland. According to legend, kissing the stone endows the kisser with the gift of the gab. The stone was set into a tower of the castle in 1446. The castle is a popular tourist site in Ireland, attracting visitors from all over the world to kiss the stone and tour the castle and its gardens. The word blarney has come to mean "clever, flattering, or coaxing talk". John O'Connor Power's definition is succinct: 'Blarney is something more than mere flattery. It is flattery sweetened by humour and flavoured by wit. Those who mix with Irish folk have many examples of it in their everyday experience.'...

Definition of Blarney Stone in the English dictionary

The definition of Blarney Stone in the dictionary is a stone in Blarney Castle, in the SW Republic of Ireland, said to endow whoever kisses it with the gift of the gab and skill in flattery.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLARNEY STONE

Blanqui
Blantyre-Limbe

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLARNEY STONE

Blackstone
cornerstone
Crotone
firestone
gemstone
Gladstone
hearthstone
keystone
kill two birds with one stone
limestone
Livingstone
milestone
rhinestone
ringtone
rolling stone
stepping stone
stone
tone
two-tone
Yellowstone

Synonyms and antonyms of Blarney Stone in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Blarney Stone» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

布拉尼石
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Blarney Stone
570 millions of speakers

English

Blarney Stone
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चापलूसी स्टोन
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الحجر النفاق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Камень Лести
278 millions of speakers

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Blarney Stone
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্লার্নি স্টোন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Blarney Stone
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Batu Blarney
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Blarney Stone
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ブラーニー石
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

블라 니 스톤
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Translator English - Javanese

Blarney Stone
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Translator English - Vietnamese

đá Blarney
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிளாரே ஸ்டோன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Blarney स्टोन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bacak Taşı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Blarney Stone
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Blarney Stone
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Translator English - Ukrainian

камінь Лестощів
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Blarney Stone
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Blarney Stone
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Blarney Stone
14 millions of speakers
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Blarney Stone
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Blarney Stone
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Blarney Stone

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James Wolcott
In the first weeks of the Obama administration, 'bipartisanship' was the reigning buzzword, and when the Beltway thinks 'bipartisan,' it pictures President Reagan and Democratic Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill putting aside their differences and forging a legislative partnership, a ruddy pair of genial patriarchs bonding over the Blarney Stone.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLARNEY STONE»

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Blarney Stone
A tale of adventure reveals the intriguing past of the world's most well-known stone
John Hewlett, 1984
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Why Do People Kiss the Blarney Stone?: And 176 Other ...
What is Brian Boru's connection to Guinness? Why was 1847 known as Black '47? Where does peat come from? What's so special about the Book of Kells? This terrific little tome provides the answers to those questions and many more.
Ryan Hackney, Amy Hackney Blackwell, 2013
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Kissing the Blarney Stone
Kissing the Blarney StoneBrigit ZaharaWhat's better than one sexy Irishman?
Brigit Zahara, 2009
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Blarney Castle: its history, development, and purpose
This new book sets the castle in a wider context which includes aspects of social, architectural and local history with particular focus on County Cork, including the history of the area around Blarney, the Gaelic society which built the ...
Mark Wycliffe Samuel, Kate Hamlyn, 2007
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The Blarney Stone
An account of one of the most celebrated Irish icons, to which is attributed the 'gift of the gab'.
Peg Coghlan, 1999
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The Literary Digest
Many a time, in Spring Valley, -Polk County, I have picked just such sweet, ripe, wild blackberries growing over rail fences by the side of the road. I climbed to the top of the castle and located the world-famous Blarney stone. It forms the upper ...
Edward Jewitt Wheeler, Isaac Kaufman Funk, William Seaver Woods, 1919
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The Entrepreneur's Guide to Second Life: Making Money in the ...
I then let Guinness know it was there. Their Digital Marketing team came and looked at Dublin and realized it was an 'appropriate' and 'contextual' way to use the growth of Second Life for brand marketing purposes. The Blarney Stone was the ...
Daniel Terdiman, 2007
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The poetical works of John Godfrey Saxe
THE BLARNEY STONE. MO THERS-IN-LA W. NIL ADMIRARI. CARMEN LJETUM. POST-PRANDIAL VERSES. DE. 65 I saw the Ribbon-Trick again, And thought about the Great Magician! Bo when some flippant man-o' -jokes, Though in ...
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The Standard speaker and elocutionist
THE BLARNEY STONE. In Blarney Castle, on a crumbling tower, There lies a stone (above your ready reach) Which to the lips imparts, 'tis said, the power Of facile falsehood, and persuasive speech ; And hence, of one who talks in such a  ...
John William Kirton, 1880
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Iowa Curiosities, 2nd: Quirky characters, roadside oddities ...
Townspeople even claim that Melrose's own BLARNEY STONE, as it's inscribed, was brought to Iowa from Ireland by leprechauns during the potato famine. Likely story. Who were these leprechauns? What proof of their existence can Melrose ...
Dan Coffey, Eric Jones, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLARNEY STONE»

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The Bachelorette 2015 Kaitlyn Bristowe Recap 7/6/15: Season 11 …
... let one lucky bachelor travel with her as they cross the beautiful Irish countryside, culminating with them kissing the Blarney Stone together. «Celebrity Dirty Laundry, Jul 15»
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Snake bread, green beer and corned beef — the traditions of St …
On the subject of the Blarney Stone, it is without a doubt one of the great scams of the Western world. Tourists, mostly American – dressed in ... «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»
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Declan Geraghty eyes numerous title in the next twelve months
... scene ahead ofSaturday's mega promotion at the National Stadium that the 25 year old southpaw who clearly swallowed the Blarney Stone. «WBN - World Boxing News, Jul 15»
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Christie announces run for president
This is something like rubbing the blarney stone for luck. It's clearly the culmination of his political career, and what he most likely dreamed ... «Hudson Reporter, Jul 15»
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Family silver: the art that Ireland has lost
... spiral staircase of a two-thirds reproduction of Blarney Castle, pay a dime to a “glum little fellow” clad in corduroys and kiss the Blarney Stone, ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
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Lost Island Lake -- Steamer Lillian
In 1884, the Baldwin Hotel was built on the shore of Lost Island Lake near the Blarney Stone. The Blarney Stone on Lost Island Lake was used ... «Dickinson County News, Jul 15»
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Softball standings
Flickertail League: Elbow Room/Jerome's 10-2, Petro-Hunt LLC 7-5, Sidelines/Bud Light 7-5, Miller Lite/Blarney Stone 7-5, Give Five to Cancer ... «Bismarck Tribune, Jul 15»
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Shine bright like a diamond
... have returned with books full of pictures of the coliseum, Disneyland, her kissing the Blarney Stone in Ireland and other places in between. «Roxby Downs Sun, Jul 15»
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The Bachelorette boys take a trip in the Paddywagon and kiss the …
Most of the lads bundle themselves into the big green bus while Kaitlyn invites Jared to go for a drive and they end up kissing the Blarney Stone ... «Irish Independent, Jun 15»
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Senior center trip space available
Travelers will see the Blarney Stone, stop at the Waterford Crystal factory, journey to the awe-inspiring Cliffs of Moher, tour cathedrals and ... «Marquette Mining Journal, Jun 15»

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