1
: a drinking cup : goblet
especially
: the eucharistic cup
2
: the cup-shaped interior of a flower
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Fisher’s stone pieces are installed throughout the rooms and the courtyard, showing the medium’s possibilities at every scale, from a 600-pound stone planter that looks like a chalice to a light of silver links that dangles to the floor like a bracelet.
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Morgan Meier, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2024
Items like rare and precious gems, a golden chalice, gold coins, other precious metals, jeweled necklaces and even a Tiffany Glass vase.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
One of the skeletons was even holding a chalice that resembled the cinematic Holy Grail.
—George Nelson For Artnews, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2024
Among the artifacts were several vessels, with one skeleton found clutching a ceramic chalice that resembled the shape of the Holy Grail.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 12 Oct. 2024
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Morgan Meier, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2024
Items like rare and precious gems, a golden chalice, gold coins, other precious metals, jeweled necklaces and even a Tiffany Glass vase.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
One of the skeletons was even holding a chalice that resembled the cinematic Holy Grail.
—George Nelson For Artnews, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2024
Among the artifacts were several vessels, with one skeleton found clutching a ceramic chalice that resembled the shape of the Holy Grail.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 12 Oct. 2024
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“Chalice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chalice. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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