English Explanatory Dictionary

cage cup

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An Ancient Roman glass vessel, found from roughly the 4th century, consisting of an inner beaker and an outer cage or shell of decoration that stands out from the body of the cup, to which it is attached by short stems or shanks.

Word forms

cage cup cage cups

Synonyms

diatretum
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