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Originally appearing in Volume V07, Page 634 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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CUP (in O.E. cuppe; generally taken to be from See also:Late See also:Lat. cuppa, a variant of Lat. cupa, a cask, cf. Gr. KuaeXXov)  , a drinking See also:vessel, usually in the See also:form of a See also:half a See also:sphere, with or without a See also:foot or handles . The footless type with a single handle is preserved in the See also:ordinary See also:tea-See also:cup . The cup on a See also:stem with a See also:base is the usual form taken by the cup as used in the celebration of the See also:eucharist, to which the name " See also:chalice " (See also:Lat. calix, Gr . KbXLE, a See also:goblet) is generally given .

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