CHALICE


Meaning of CHALICE in English

/ ˈtʃælɪs; NAmE / noun

a large cup for holding wine, especially one from which wine is drunk in the Christian Communion service

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IDIOMS

see poison verb

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : via Old French from Latin calix , calic- cup.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.