goblet

[ gob-lit ]
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noun
  1. a drinking glass with a foot and stem.

  2. Archaic. a bowl-shaped drinking vessel with no handles.

Origin of goblet

1
1300–50; Middle English gobelet<Old French, diminutive of gobel cup ≪ Celtic

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goblet

/ (ˈɡɒblɪt) /


noun
  1. a vessel for drinking, usually of glass or metal, with a base and stem but without handles

  2. archaic a large drinking cup shaped like a bowl

Origin of goblet

1
C14: from Old French gobelet a little cup, from gobel ultimately of Celtic origin

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