goblet

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈgɒblɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈgɑblɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(gob′lit)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
gob•let /ˈgɑblɪt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Ceramicsa drinking glass with a base and stem.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
gob•let  (gob′lit),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Ceramicsa drinking glass with a foot and stem.
  2. Ceramics[Archaic.]a bowl-shaped drinking vessel with no handles.
  • Old French, diminutive of gobel cup Celtic
  • Middle English gobelet 1300–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
goblet /ˈɡɒblɪt/ n
  1. a vessel for drinking, usually of glass or metal, with a base and stem but without handles
  2. archaic a large drinking cup shaped like a bowl
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French gobelet a little cup, from gobel ultimately of Celtic origin
'goblet' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
chalice - ciborium - coupe - gadroon - stem - tass - vorticella - air twist - bucchero - cup - cup and cover - goblet cell - hanaper - tallboy - trullo - wineglass - scyphiform

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