drinking-vessels

They also gave private entertainments to the crews of the triremes: on each of these occasions they produced, as their own, drinking-vessels of gold and silver not only collected in Egesta itself, but borrowed from the neighbouring towns, Phoenician as well as Hellenic.

The History of the Peloponnesian War Thucydides 2007

Table knives, forks, spoons, and drinking-vessels presumably belonged to another department.

Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine 2006

Where the Malays are not sophisticated enough to have glass or china, they use dried gourds for drinking-vessels.

The Golden Chersonese and the way thither Isabella Lucy 2004

“Our lesson from the drinking-vessels does not end here,” proceeded the specialist.

The Complete Father Brown 2003

“Our lesson from the drinking-vessels does not end here,” proceeded the specialist.

The Complete Father Brown 2003

In our strolls during the day along the beach, and over the surrounding hills, we did not encounter any inhabitants, although recent signs of them were visible at every step; several beaten paths were observed leading to the morass from different directions, on the banks of which were many shells (Haliotis gigantea, Linn.) used by the natives for drinking-vessels.

Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 1 Phillip Parker King

The best set of drinking-vessels are brought forward, and make quite a display.

Select Temperance Tracts American Tract Society

From thence he proceeded to a silversmith, and purchased jugs, and flagons, and drinking-vessels, and other utensils for the table, superior to those of his friends.

Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers

Silken carpets and golden drinking-vessels, stores of the most delicate food and of the rarest wines, were embarked to mitigate, as far as possible, the inevitable hardships of a sea-passage, and there were not lacking instruments of music wherewith to beguile the Cæesar with concord of sweet sounds.

Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean E. Hamilton Currey

In eastern countries generally, remedial qualities are ascribed to water drunk out of a cup or bowl, whose inner surface is inscribed with religious or mystical verses; and specimens of such drinking-vessels have been unearthed in Babylonia within recent years.

Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery Robert Means Lawrence