From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgobletgob‧let /ˈɡɒblɪt $ ˈɡɑːb-/ noun [countable] DFUa cup made of glass or metal, with a base and a stem but no handle
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goblet• Like twilight to a dreamer, Like a goblet of cool water to the weary..• The sugared spindles and wings of grass Are etched on great goblets.• Take them from the pan with a perforated spoon and transfer them to a mortar or the liquidizer goblet.• Serve chilled, in narrow goblets or white china cups, with a little cream floated on top.• Sir John's temper had improved but Athelstan dreaded spending a day watching him guzzle one goblet of wine after another.• Representative goblets and beakers of late sixteenth century and seventeenth century date are illustrated in Figures 3.50 and 3.51.• Her hand - that firm, forceful, boy's hand of hers - lifted the goblet as they lifted theirs.• D'Arcy saw the two wine goblets on the table; the empty bottle of Haut-Brion.Origin goblet (1300-1400) Old French gobelet