goblet
Americannoun
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a drinking glass with a foot and stem.
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Archaic. a bowl-shaped drinking vessel with no handles.
noun
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a vessel for drinking, usually of glass or metal, with a base and stem but without handles
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archaic a large drinking cup shaped like a bowl
Etymology
Origin of goblet
1300–50; Middle English gobelet < Old French, diminutive of gobel cup ≪ Celtic
Explanation
A goblet is a fancy, stemmed drinking glass. When you set the table for Thanksgiving dinner, don't forget the water goblets! The most common type of goblet is the one you'll see on a holiday table, a glass vessel with a stem that sits on a wide foot. There are goblets meant to hold wine, simple glass goblets, and intricately carved crystal goblets. Long ago, goblets looked completely different — they were short and squat, looking more like bowls than drinking glasses, and made of metal. The Old French root of goblet is gobel, "cup."
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Example Sentences
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He has them doing hip thrusts, banded side lunges, goblet curtsy squats and cable kickbacks.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
The fashion consultant, who is squeezing in a session before work, lifts relatively light weights while doing simple movements to build strength: goblet squats with a 6-pound kettlebell, then bicep curls with a 10-pound weight.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2025
Unfortunately for the Duke of Buckingham, his 1521 gift of a goblet engraved with the motto "With humble, true heart" did not do the trick, and he was executed the same year for high treason.
From Salon • Dec. 23, 2024
In particular, goblet cells -- cup-shaped cells that secrete mucus -- expressed those genes only in the presence of ILC2s, a kind of immune cell.
From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2024
As soon as he leaves for the wineshop I’ll go up those stairs, then I’ll take the goblet and run to Zau, even if it’s midnight.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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