goblet

[ gob-lit ]

/ ˈgɒb lɪt /

a drinking glass with a foot and stem.

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

Origin of goblet

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

gobi, gobi burin, gobian, gobind singh, gobioid, goblet, goblet cell, goblin, gobo, gobony, gobshite

"It is in my mind that you have been a lazy cub," the warrior pronounced deliberate sentence, as he set down his goblet.

The Ward of King Canute |Ottilie A. Liljencrantz
Standing alone at the head of the board, I raised my goblet and drank.

The Secret of Kralitz |Henry Kuttner
When he flings aside the maiden, like the goblet, may I be there to catch her ere she falls!

Sarchedon |G. J. (George John) Whyte-Melville
It is an old Roman goblet, and has been used for centuries as a communion chalice in an Italian city.

The Pagan's Cup |Fergus Hume

Then the king gave each brother a goblet of wine and invited them to the wedding feast.

The Crimson Fairy Book |Various

goblet

/ (ˈɡɒblɪt) /

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

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