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goblet
[ gob-lit ]
/ ˈgɒb lɪt /
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noun
a drinking glass with a foot and stem.
Archaic. a bowl-shaped drinking vessel with no handles.
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Origin of goblet
1300–50; Middle English gobelet<Old French, diminutive of gobel cup ≪ Celtic
Words nearby goblet
Gobi, Gobian, Gobi burin, Gobind Singh, gobioid, goblet, goblet cell, goblin, gobo, gobony, go broke
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British Dictionary definitions for goblet
goblet
/ (ˈɡɒblɪt) /
noun
a vessel for drinking, usually of glass or metal, with a base and stem but without handles
archaic a large drinking cup shaped like a bowl
Word Origin for goblet
C14: from Old French gobelet a little cup, from gobel ultimately of Celtic origin
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