goblet

noun gob·let \ˈgäb-lət\

: a container used for drinking liquids that has a round bowl on top of a stem attached to a flat base

Full Definition of GOBLET

archaic : a bowl-shaped drinking vessel without handles

: a drinking vessel (as of glass) with a foot and stem — compare tumbler

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Middle English gobelet, from Anglo-French goblet

First Known Use: 14th century

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noun gob·let \ˈgä-blət\

: a drinking glass with a foot and stem

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