goblet

CEFRC1

/ˈɡɒblət/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A drinking cup with a stem and a wide bowl.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A drinking vessel with a foot and stem.

Examples

  • That's a real strongman, bestow upon him a goblet of wine!

  • This goblet is made of gold.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • sup wine from a goblet

  • At first Enkidu gags on the food, but then he grows to like the strong drink and takes seven goblets, until his face glows.

  • No one is left to swing the battle-ax skyward. No man will ever again drink from this golden goblet!

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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”).