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Sebastian Stoskopff: Glasses in a Basket (1644; Musée de l'Œuvre Notre-Dame, Strasbourg).. Drinkware, beverageware (in other words, cups, jugs and ewers) is a general term for a vessel intended to contain beverages or liquid foods for drinking or consumption.
Drinkware, beverageware, and barware are general terms for the class of vessels from which people drink. It includes stemware, or glasses that stand on stems. Drinkware made from glass is also called glassware, though not all glassware is drinkware.
Any transparent cup, regardless of actual composition, is more likely to be called a "glass"; therefore, while a flat-bottomed cup made of paper is a "paper cup", a transparent one of very similar shape, is likely to be called a "tumbler", or one of many terms for glasses, instead.
Coffee cups and mugs may be made of glazed ceramic [1], porcelain, plastic, glass, insulated or uninsulated metal, and other materials. In the past, coffee cups have also been made of bone, clay, and wood. [2] Disposable coffee cups may be made out of paper or polystyrene foam (often mistakenly called Styrofoam).
The word "ciborium" was also used in classical Latin to describe such cups, [2] although the only example to have survived is in one of Horace's odes (2.7.21–22). [ 3 ] In medieval Latin, and in English, "Ciborium" more commonly refers to a covered container used in Roman Catholic , Anglican , Lutheran and related churches to store the ...
A stainless steel cup is proving surprisingly durable in the often erratic world of internet fads. It’s called the Stanley “Quencher,” and it checks in at 1 foot tall.
After testing three Stanley cup models of different sizes, he concluded that the cups were safe. "I did not find lead — sort of superficial lead on the surface — in any part of the cup ...
A mug is a type of cup, [1] a drinking vessel usually intended for hot drinks such as: coffee, hot chocolate, or tea. Mugs usually have handles and hold a larger amount of fluid than other types of cups such as teacups or coffee cups. Typically, a mug holds approximately 250–350 ml (8–12 US fl oz) of liquid. [2]