goblet

noun

gob·​let ˈgä-blət 

1

archaic : a bowl-shaped drinking vessel without handles

2

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

Examples of goblet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Thus was the future of this noble tradition secured, that generations yet unborn may still dance and raise goblets in cheer. —Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 22 May 2025

Get your golden goblets ready: Love Is Blind is back for another season! —Joelle Goldstein, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025

The day starts with Jesse chasing his hangover with two big goblets of champagne, so by the time the cast climbs into a Sprinter to go to a winery, Jesse is already chair of the itty-bitty-litty committee. —Brian Moylan, Vulture, 14 May 2025

But whether the ancient residents of Troy truly sipped wine out of these goblets has long been consigned to the realm of speculation. —Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English gobelet, from Anglo-French goblet

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing goblet

• goblet cell

Kids Definition

goblet

noun

gob·​let ˈgäb-lət 

: a drinking glass with a foot and stem