chalice
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British, America) IPA: /ˈtʃæl.ɪs/
chalice (plural chalices)
- A large drinking cup, often having a stem and base and used especially for formal occasions and religious ceremonies.
- 1612, William Shakespeare, Macbeth (First Folio), act 1, scene 7,
- This euen-handed Iuſtice
- Commends th'Ingredience of our poyſon'd Challice
- To our owne lips.
- Synonyms: goblet
- 1612, William Shakespeare, Macbeth (First Folio), act 1, scene 7,
- A kind of water-cooled pipe for smoking cannabis.
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