Blarney stone

noun

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

Blarney Stone

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

Blarney Stone

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.

Notes

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

The Irish race appear to have kissed the Blarney stone in globo.

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One passes on the way to the wildwood, where everybody goes as often as may be,—a so-called "blarney stone."

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There is deposited the celebrated Blarney stone, a touch of which imparts to the tongue of the pilgrim the gift of persuasion.

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Ah, Katty, you have been kissing the blarney-stone, she said.

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Being entirely alone, it is needless to say, Chester did not kiss the Blarney Stone.

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