Definition of Goblet

1. Noun. A drinking glass with a base and stem.

Generic synonyms: Drinking Glass, Glass

2. Noun. A bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup.
Exact synonyms: Chalice
Generic synonyms: Cup
Specialized synonyms: Grail, Holy Grail, Sangraal

Definition of Goblet

1. n. A kind of cup or drinking vessel having a foot or standard, but without a handle.

Definition of Goblet

1. Noun. A drinking vessel with a foot and stem. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Goblet

1. a drinking vessel [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Goblet

gobemouche
gobemouches
gobernadora
gobernadoras
gobet
gobets
gobful
gobfuls
gobhi
gobies
gobiid
gobiids
gobioid
gobioids
goblet (current term)
goblet cell
goblet drum
gobletlike
goblets
goblin
goblin shark
goblin sharks
goblindom
gobline
goblines
gobliness
goblinesses
goblinize
goblinized

Literary usage of Goblet

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Text Book of Physiology by Michael Foster (1899)
"In a hardened and prepared specimen of a villus numerous goblet cells may be seen ... Each goblet cell has a base, often irregular and sometimes branched, ..."

2. Washington and His Generals: Or, Legends of the Revolution by George Lippard (1847)
"Never a Musgrave was wedded but the silver goblet and the old wine were brought ... By its side a silver goblet, antique in shape, carved with all manner of ..."

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