cup and cover
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The Del, or milk pail, is shaped like two cones joined at the base by lateral thongs, the upper and smaller half acting as cup and cover.
From First Footsteps in East Africa by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
Gorgon was so infuriated by his defeat, that he gave "the Gorgon cup and cover," a matter of fifteen pounds.
From The Bedford-Row Conspiracy by Thackeray, William Makepeace
The Mayor of this place still has in his possession a silver cup and cover given to the borough by this lady.
From Nooks and Corners of Cornwall by Scott, C. A. Dawson
It consists of a gold cup and cover, hammered out of pure gold; and around the bowl, base and cover there are bands of figures, illustrating the scenes from the life of St Agnes.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
The infant prince was presented with a gilt cup and cover weighing sixty ounces, and containing the sum of £500 in gold.
From London and the Kingdom - Volume II by Sharpe, Reginald R. (Reginald Robinson)
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