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DictionarygobletStemmed drinking glass
noun

goblet

GAHB-luht/ˈɡɑːblət/

A drinking glass with a stem and a supporting base.

The goblet has a rounded bowl, a stem, and a broad foot.

Glass goblet with bowl stem and foot.
Etymology
goblOld Frenchcup
+etOld Frenchsmall

Gobel with a diminutive ending gives “little cup.” The cup word is probably related to a word meaning “gulp down,” a possible link between the drinking vessel and its use.

In context

Butter No Parsnips0:23
Medieval Times is like a a dinner show where you go and you get like a half of a chicken and some soda in a goblet
145. Wroth

More examples

  • The table is set with silver goblets.
  • He fills a glass goblet with water.
  • The goblet's broad base keeps it steady.

Forms

goblet · goblets

Similar words

chalice
A chalice is a goblet, especially one used ceremonially; goblet is the broader term.
beaker
A beaker is typically a straight-sided vessel without a stem; a goblet has a stem and foot.