Belloc

American  

[bel-uhk, -ok] / ˈbɛl ək, -ɒk /

noun

1. Hilaire 1870–1953, English essayist, poet, and satirist, born in France.

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Belloc British  

/ ˈbɛlɒk /

noun

1. Hilaire (ˈhɪlɛə, hɪˈlɛə). 1870–1953, British poet, essayist, and historian, born in France, noted particularly for his verse for children in The Bad Child's Book of Beasts (1896) and Cautionary Tales (1907)

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Example Sentences

The early 20th Century poet Hilaire Belloc wrote of the "lovely" Evenlode and how it bound his heart to English ground.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2022

The writer Hilaire Belloc once described Notre Dame as a matriarch whose authority is familiar, tacit and silent.

From Washington Post • Jan. 16, 2020

In January, during a speech before a group of booksellers in Venice, he likened Amazon to the boy-devouring lion in “Jim,” a poem by Hilaire Belloc.

From New York Times • Aug. 8, 2019

Collodi, however, doesn’t have the light touch of Hoffmann and Belloc; he is sterner, and more malicious.

From Slate • Oct. 24, 2011

Belloc had exclaimed, when he bounced into her room before the first act to see if his star were "going strong."

From Vision House by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)