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the cup that turns drinking into ceremony and ambition into theater
means A drinking vessel with a bowl-shaped cup set atop a stem and a foot, typically used for wine.
from From Old French 'gobelet,' a diminutive of 'gobel' (cup), itself perhaps related to 'gobeau' and possibly tied to the Latin 'cupa' (cask, tub) family — though the deeper root is uncertain. The shared 'gob-' has cousins in words for the mouth and gulping (as in 'gobble'), fitting for a thing made to meet the lips.
- stemmed design
- Stem keeps warm hands from heating the drink
- word root
- From Old French gobel, meaning cup
- royal staple
- Medieval feasts ranked status by metal of goblet
- poison fears
- Some had gems believed to detect tampering
- squat shape
- Wider bowl than wine glass, holds more
for instance
goblet of fire — harry potter's tournament cup from j.k. rowling's 1994 novel, contested by wizarding schools
holy grail — legendary chalice from which jesus drank at the last supper, sought throughout medieval legend