GOBLET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does goblet mean? 

• GOBLET (noun)
  The noun GOBLET has 2 senses:

1. a drinking glass with a base and stem

2. a bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup

  Familiarity information: GOBLET used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GOBLET (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A drinking glass with a base and stem

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("goblet" is a kind of...):

drinking glass; glass (a container made of glass for holding liquids while drinking)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

chalice; goblet

Hypernyms ("goblet" is a kind of...):

cup (a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle)

Instance hyponyms:

grail; Holy Grail; Sangraal ((legend) chalice used by Christ at the Last Supper)

 Context examples 

A rare carcinoid tumor that arises from the ovary and is characterized by the presence of glands that are lined by cells that contain intracytoplasmic mucin or resemble goblet cells.

(Ovarian Mucinous Carcinoid Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

The mucosa has a large number of goblet cells but does not have any villi.

(Large Intestinal Wall Tissue, NCI Thesaurus)

An invasive mixed adenoneuroendocrine carcinoma of the gallbladder characterized by the presence of neoplastic signet-ring cells resembling goblet cells of the intestine.

(Gallbladder Goblet Cell Carcinoid, NCI Thesaurus)

“Any trifle will serve—a purse of gold, or even a jewelled goblet.”

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Unlike goblet cells, they do not produce or secrete mucins, nor do they secrete cryptdins as do the paneth cells.

(Enterocyte, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

IL7 can be produced locally by intestinal epithelial and epithelial goblet cells, and may be a regulatory factor for intestinal mucosal lymphocytes.

(Interleukin-7, NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)

It is characterized by the presence of microvacuolated columnar cells that are admixed with small numbers of goblet cells.

(Colorectal Microvesicular Hyperplastic Polyp, NCI Thesaurus)

An invasive mixed adenoneuroendocrine carcinoma of the appendix characterized by a submucosal growth and the presence of neoplastic signet-ring cells resembling goblet cells of the intestine.

(Appendix Goblet Cell Carcinoid, NCI Thesaurus)

He took the ring which she had given him off his finger, and threw it into the goblet, so that it rang as it touched the bottom.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

This group includes goblet cell rich, mucin poor, and microvesicular hyperplastic polyps.

(Colon Hyperplastic Polyp, NCI Thesaurus)