A POISONED CHALICE

Meaning of A POISONED CHALICE in English

( especially BrE ) a thing which seems attractive when it is given to sb but which soon becomes unpleasant

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CHALICE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB poison ▪ In a short time, his appointment has come to look like a …
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CHALICE — cálice
English interlingue dictionary
CHALICE — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin calic-, calix; akin to Greek kalyx calyx Date: 14th century a drinking …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHALICE — ˈchalə̇s noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin calix cup; akin to Greek kalyx calyx of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POISONED — (imp. & p. p.) of Poison
Английский словарь Webster
CHALICE — (n.) A cup or bowl; especially, the cup used in the sacrament of the Lord's Supper.
Английский словарь Webster
POISONED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Poison
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHALICE — ( n. ) A cup or bowl; especially, the cup used in the sacrament of the Lord's Supper.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHALICE — — chaliced /chal"ist/ , adj. /chal"is/ , n. 1. Eccles. a. a cup for the wine of the Eucharist or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POISONED — adj. contaminated with a toxin, tainted with a poison
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CHALICE — n. cup, bowl, goblet; cup used in the sacraments of Christian churches
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CHALICE — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin calic-, calix; akin to Greek kalyx calyx Date: 14th century 1. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POISONED — impf & ·p.p. of poison.
Webster English vocab
CHALICE — noun a cup or bowl; especially, the cup used in the sacrament of the lord's supper.
Webster English vocab
CHALICE — ■ noun 1》 historical a goblet. 2》 the wine cup used in the Christian Eucharist. Origin ME: via OFr. from …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CHALICE — [chal.ice] n [ME, fr. AF, fr. L calic-, calix; akin to Gk kalyx calyx] (14c) 1: a drinking cup: goblet; …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHALICE — a cup used in the celebration of the Christian Eucharist. Both the statement of St. Paul about the cup of …
Britannica English vocabulary
CHALICE — chalic|e BrE AmE ˈtʃæl ɪs -əs ▷ chalic|es ɪz əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CHALICE — / ˈtʃælɪs; NAmE / noun a large cup for holding wine, especially one from which wine is drunk in the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHALICE — chal ‧ ice /ˈtʃæləs, ˈtʃælɪs/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Anglo-French ; Origin: Latin calix ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHALICE — n. 1 literary a goblet. 2 a wine-cup used in the Communion service. [ME f. OF f. L calix -icis …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHALICE — n. 1 literary a goblet. 2 a wine-cup used in the Communion service. [ ME f. OF f. L calix …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHALICE — n.1 literary a goblet. 2 a wine-cup used in the Communion service. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L calix -icis …
Oxford English vocab
POISONED — see poison
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHALICE — ( chalices) 1. A chalice is a large gold or silver cup with a stem. Chalices are used to hold …
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POISONED — see poison
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CHALICE — (~s) 1. A ~ is a large gold or silver cup with a stem. Chalices are used to hold wine …
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CHALICE — [noun] [C] - a large decorative gold or silver cup from which wine is drunk in Christian ceremonies or a …
Cambridge English vocab
POISONED — Synonyms and related words : activated, autoluminescent, bad, cankered, charged, contaminated, diseased, gangrened, gangrenous, hot, infected, irradiated, morbid, mortified, pathological, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
POISONED — Big with child: that wench is poisoned, see how her belly is swelled. Poison-pated: red-haired.
Slang English vocab
CHALICE — n. Cup ( especially the communion cup ), bowl, goblet.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
POISONED — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
POISONED — adj. Poisoned is used with these nouns: ↑ arrow
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
POISONED — poseidon
Anagrams English vocabulary
POISONED — Отравленный
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHALICE — сущ.; церк. потир чаша, кубок (церковное) потир чашечка (цветка)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
POISONED — Отравленный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
POISONED — Отравлен
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CHALICE — Потир
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CHALICE — chalice.ogg ʹtʃælıs n 1. поэт. чаша, кубок 2. церк. потир 3. чашечка ( цветка )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CHALICE — чаша
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CHALICE — (n) кубок; потир; чаша; чашечка
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
CHALICE — n 1. поэт. чаша, кубок 2. церк. потир 3. чашечка ( цветка )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CHALICE — n 1. поэт. чаша, кубок 2. церк. потир 3. чашечка ( цветка )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CHALICE — n. чаша, кубок
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POISONED — Отравленный
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
POISONED — отравлять отравленный
Англо-Русский словарь
ON
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Английский словарь Британика
POISON — I. ˈpȯiz ə n, dial ˈpīz- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English poisoun, poison, from Old French poison drink, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VENOMOUS — ˈvenəməs adjective Etymology: Middle English venimous, from Old French venimos, venimeux, from venim venom + -os, -eux -ous 1. a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UNPOISONED — “+ adjective Etymology: un- (I) + poisoned, past participle of poison : not poisoned
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NESSUS — /nes"euhs/ , n. Class. Myth. a centaur who, on attempting to seduce Deianira, the wife of Hercules, was shot by …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POISON — / ˈpɔɪzn; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun [ C , U ] 1. a substance that causes death …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POISON — I. poi ‧ son 1 /ˈpɔɪz ə n/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POISON — ( poisons, poisoning, poisoned) 1. Poison is a substance that harms or kills people or animals if they swallow it …
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YOUR
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WITH
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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UP
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TIME
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TAKE
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SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
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