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Belloc

American  
[bel-uhk, -ok] / ˈbɛl ək, -ɒk /

noun

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


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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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 2008, researchers led by Dr Stephanie Belloc from the Eylau Centre for Assisted Reproduction in Paris studied 12,000 couples undergoing fertility treatment.

From The Guardian • Mar. 19, 2016

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

From Slate • Oct. 24, 2011

"Well, I suppose we ought to congratulate you and all that," grumbled Belloc, when his worst fears had been confirmed by the sight of Garth, well known from journalistic snapshots.

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

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