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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | drinking vessel |
Examples of stoup
stoup
She has recipes for tost-achos and stoup and enchil-lasagna and lunch box fun-due.
From the inrich.com
Locals named some of these the witch's floor, hearth, cradle, water-stoup and grave.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The Holy Water stoup with its three female figures was probably sculpted at the same time.
From the en.wikipedia.org
In Vence is the Rosaire chapel, where every detail, from stained glass to water stoup to priest's vestments, was designed by Matisse.
From the guardian.co.uk
- An archaic drinking vessel
- Basin for holy water
- A holy water font or stoup is a vessel containing holy water generally placed near the entrance of a church. It is used in Roman Catholic and Lutheran churches, as well as some Anglican churches to make the sign of the cross using the holy water upon entrance and exit.
- A bucket. [14th-20th c.]; A mug or drinking vessel. [from 16th c.]; A receptacle for holy water, especially a basin set at the entrance of a church. [from 16th c.]
- There are, however, several examples which, although identical in other ways with true buckets, were designed without handles; sometimes the term stoup is used for these, though they are more commonly also called buckets.
- A vessel for carrying water from the well.
- Stoup, n. 1. A pail or bucket; also water-s.. Now only Sc. 2. A drinking-vessel; a cup, flagon, tankard. Also as a measure of a definite quantity, as gill, pint, quart s. Now Sc. and north. and as a literary archaism. 1452. 3. ...
- A vessel to hold liquor: a vessel containing a size or half a pint.
- A container for holy water near the door of entrance.
