goblet

[ gob-lit ]

noun

1. a drinking glass with a foot and stem.
2. Archaic. a bowl-shaped drinking vessel with no handles.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of goblet¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of goblet¹

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

Example Sentences

This is still a show where whatever swishing inside those omnipresent golden goblets takes the edge of most tensions.

From Salon

“It was one of our big questions. When we first started, we asked Netflix, ‘Will we be getting the goblets?’

From Los Angeles Times

It's been 10 years since Joffrey Baratheon was served his just desserts — pigeon pie, to be specific, followed by a golden goblet of strangler poison.

From Salon

Later, the Aztecs are said to have used it to flavor a chocolate beverage, served in golden goblets to Emperor Moctezuma.

From Los Angeles Times

One volador runs a goblet with copal incense up and down the bodies of his colleagues.

From Los Angeles Times

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