A large egg (? an ostrich's) supposed to be that of a ‘gripe’; a vessel shaped like this; an oval-shaped cup.
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释义 | the world > food and drink > drink > containers for drink > drinking vessel > [noun] > other specific shapes (24) gripe's egg1391 A large egg (? an ostrich's) supposed to be that of a ‘gripe’; a vessel shaped like this; an oval-shaped cup. gripe-shell15.. = gripe's egg, n. Priapus1613 A representation of the penis; a phallus or phallic object; spec. a drinking vessel of phallic shape. Now rare. man with the beard1631 a drinking mug on which a bearded man is represented. delphin1638 A drinking vessel of the shape of a dolphin. Obsolete. rare. belly-cup1673 ? a cup with a swelling body. spout cup1702 (a) a cup with a spout; (in later use) esp. a child's drinking cup; †(b) the upper end of a drainpipe (obsolete rare). leaf cup1716 Originally: (perhaps) a cup shaped like a leaf. In later use: a leaf folded and used as a cup, esp. in Asia. image mug1788 a mug or pitcher in the form of a human body or bust; esp. = toby, n.1 2. rhyton1820 A type of drinking vessel, often in the form of an animal's head, with an opening at the top for filling and one or more holes at the bottom through… toby1841 (With capital T.) A jug or mug (formerly common) in the form of a stout old man wearing a long and full-skirted coat and a three-cornered hat (18th… Sussex pig1846 a drinking vessel in the form of a pig. bell-cupa1849 biberon1853 A drinking-vessel with elongated spout, formerly used by travellers, invalids, and children. moustache cup1863 a cup with a partial cover to protect a moustache during drinking. trembleuse cup1869 In trembleuse cup, a cup having a saucer with a ‘well’, into which it fits so as to be kept from falling off. Also as n. absol. steeple-cup1909 (see quot.). thistle cup1947 a silver cup with an outward-turning rim, of a type formerly manufactured in Scotland. Subcategories:— lid of (1) — foot of (2) — ornamented edge (3) |
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