Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - chalice
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(chalices) 1. A chalice is a large gold or silver cup with a stem. Chalices are used to hold wine in the Christian service of Holy Communion. N-COUNT 2. If you refer to a job or an opportunity as a poisoned chalice, you mean that it seems to be very attractive but you believe it will lead to failure. He does not regard his new job as a poisoned chalice... PHRASE: usu v-link PHR, PHR after v ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin calic-, calix; akin to Greek kalyx calyx Date: 14th century 1. a drinking cup ; goblet; especially the eucharistic cup 2. the cup-shaped interior of a flower ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 literary a goblet. 2 a wine-cup used in the Communion service. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L calix -icis cup ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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- early 14c., from Anglo-Fr., from L. calix (acc. calicem) "cup," from Gk. kylix "cup." Ousted O.E. cжlic, an ecclesiastical borrowing. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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