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GOBLET
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup
Synonyms:
chalice; goblet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
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)
Sense 2
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)
Context examples:
Barrett epithelium is characterized by two different types of cells: goblet cells and columnar cells.
(Barrett esophagus, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)
It is characterized by the presence of goblet cells and the absence of microvacuolated columnar cells.
(Colorectal Goblet Cell Rich Hyperplastic Polyp, NCI Thesaurus)
Mucous (goblet) cell metaplastic hyperplasia is a variant, in which the respiratory epithelium of conducting airways is replaced by mucous cells either as a single or a pseudostratified layer.
(Airway Epithelial Hyperplasia of the Mouse Pulmonary System, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)
It is characterized by the presence of neoplastic tubular glands lined by columnar cells or neoplastic glands lined by goblet cells.
(Extrahepatic Bile Duct Adenocarcinoma, Intestinal Type, NCI Thesaurus)
MUC2, a secretory or gel forming glycoprotein expressed predominantly in goblet cells of the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts, is overexpressed as an aberrant or deglycosylated form in various tumors such as gastric carcinomas and some hormone-refractory prostate cancers.
(MUC-2-KLH Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)
Encoded by human SLC26A3 Gene (SLC26A/SulP Transporter Family), 764-aa 85-kDa Chloride Anion Exchanger is a sulfate/chloride/bicarbonate transmembrane glycoprotein exchange transporter containing 1 STAS domain and localized in lower intestinal columnar epithelial apical membranes and some goblet cells.
(Chloride Anion Exchanger, NCI Thesaurus)
There is loss of nuclear polarity, dystrophic goblet cells (goblet cells with nuclei oriented towards the lumen and mucinous cytoplasm oriented toward the basement membrane), mitoses which may occasionally be abnormal, nuclear irregularities and prominent (macro) nucleoli.
(Mouse Pancreatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia-3, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)
Five—a cloak of fur turned up with minever, a gold goblet with stand and cover, and a box of rose-colored sugar.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
He mounted the steps and entered the room where the maiden was sitting, with a golden goblet full of wine in front of her.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
“Fill up your stoups!” cried Black Simon, thrusting his own goblet into the open hogshead in front of him.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
