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chalice

5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. chalice (noun)
  2. chalice cell (noun)
  3. chalice vine (noun)
  4. lay chalice (noun)
  5. mixed chalice (noun)

chal·ice

noun \ˈcha-ləs\

Definition of CHALICE

1
: a drinking cup : goblet; especially : the eucharistic cup
2
: the cup-shaped interior of a flower
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Origin of CHALICE

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin calic-, calix; akin to Greek kalyx calyx
First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with CHALICE

balas, callous, callus, gallus, malice, palace, Pallas, phallus, thallus

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