Goblet Meaning
/ˈɡɒblət/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA drinking vessel with a foot and stem.
Sentence Examples
This goblet is made of gold.
That's a real strongman, bestow upon him a goblet of wine!
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The king raised his golden ____ to toast the honored guests.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The king raised his silver ____ to toast the brave knights who had returned home victorious from the battle.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English goblet (= Middle Low German gobelet, kobelet (“goblet”)), from Old French gobellet, diminutive of gobel, from or related to the verb gober (“to ingest”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"No one is left to swing the battle-ax skyward. No man will ever again drink from this golden goblet!"
— 1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 40:
"At first Enkidu gags on the food, but then he grows to like the strong drink and takes seven goblets, until his face glows."
— 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 190:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The king raised his golden ____ to toast the honored guests.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The king raised his silver ____ to toast the brave knights who had returned home victorious from the battle.