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  Blarney stone

  noun

  a stone in Blarney Castle near Cork, Ireland, said to impart skill in flattery to anyone who kisses it.
• Blarney Stone
  Blarney Stone

  noun

  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

Blarney stone

American  

noun

1. a stone in Blarney Castle near Cork, Ireland, said to impart skill in flattery to anyone who kisses it.

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Blarney Stone British  

noun

1. 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

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Blarney Stone Cultural  

1. A stone in the wall of Blarney Castle in Ireland. According to an Irish legend, those who kiss the Blarney Stone receive a gift of eloquence that enables them to obtain, through persuasion, anything they want.

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People who talk “blarney” are saying things they do not mean. Usually the expression blarney is applied to flattery designed to gain a favor.

Example Sentences

Then it's the Blarney stone and four generations of one family living in the same house.

From The Guardian • Mar. 18, 2013

The timekeepers must have kissed the Blarney stone.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Ireland, she had kissed the Blarney stone and picked shamrock in the ruins.

From The Bill-Toppers by Castaigne, J. André

"And what is all that about the Blarney stone?" said another; "is n't there some story or other about it?"

From Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas by Lever, Charles James

But by the time the structure was completed and topped by a little china match-safe in the shape of a cupid, to represent the Blarney stone, she was ready for her part of the performance.

From The Little Colonel's Chum: Mary Ware by Barry, Etheldred B. (Etheldred Breeze)