n. 1 a drinking-vessel with a foot and a stem, usu. of glass. 2 archaic a metal or glass bowl-shaped drinking-cup without handles, sometimes with a foot and a cover. 3 poet. a drinking-cup.
[ ME f. OF gobelet dimin. of gobel cup, of unkn. orig. ]
n. 1 a drinking-vessel with a foot and a stem, usu. of glass. 2 archaic a metal or glass bowl-shaped drinking-cup without handles, sometimes with a foot and a cover. 3 poet. a drinking-cup.
[ ME f. OF gobelet dimin. of gobel cup, of unkn. orig. ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012