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

“Coming from a big public high school, G. K. Chesterton or Hilaire Belloc or Jacques Maritain or Evelyn Waugh — these are writers I wouldn’t have run across,” she said.

From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2015

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

From Slate • Oct. 24, 2011

He didn't know what to say to Mrs. Belloc or her smart, chattering friends, and they didn't know what to say to him.

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