winecup

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a cup or goblet used for drinking wine, especially in historical or literary contexts

   The host filled each guest's winecup before proposing a toast.

2. 2
   noun

   literary or archaic: wine or the drinking of wine, regarded as an influence or habit

   The reformer warned that dependence on the winecup could ruin a household.

3. 3
   noun

   any of several poppy mallows of the genus Callirhoe, named for their cup-shaped magenta flowers

   Winecups spread a carpet of purple flowers across the dry prairie.

A compound of wine + cup. The vessel name also developed a literary metonym for drinking or alcohol itself. The North American wildflower name refers to the cup-like form and wine-purple color of the blossoms.

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