Hypertext Webster Gateway: "goblet"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Goblet
a laver or trough for washing garments. In Cant. 7:2, a bowl or
drinking vessel, a bowl for mixing wine; in Ex. 24:6, a
sacrificial basin. (See {CUP}.)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Goblet \Gob"let\, n. [F. gobelet, LL. gobeletus, gobellus; cf.
L. cupa tub, cask. See {Cupel}.]
A kind of cup or drinking vessel having a foot or standard,
but without a handle.
We love not loaded boards and goblets crowned.
--Denham.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
goblet
n 1: a drinking glass with a base and stem
2: a bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic
cup [syn: {chalice}]
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