A cup is a small container used to hold liquids for drinking, typically with a flattened hemispherical shape and an open "mouth", and often with a capacity of about 6–16 US fluid ounces. Cups may be m
Rococo cup with saucer, circa 1753, soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamelling, Vincennes porcelain
Minoan pottery cups 1800–1700 BC, Kamares ware
A mug and a cup side-by-side
Imperial "Chicken Cup", used by the Chenghua Emperor (d. 1487) and his consort for both tea and wine; some 3 inches across, these are now the most expensive cups in the world.
A coffee cup is a cup for serving coffee and coffee-based drinks. There are three major types: conventional cups used with saucers, mugs used without saucers, and disposable cups. Cups and mugs genera
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…so that the plastic cup with neither a handle, nor a saucer, was not a "real cup", while the "younger generation" made no such distinction, and used "coffee cup" or "teacup" to indicate the traditional cups. Twelve-year-olds had two different shapes of a cup in mind, one for hot liquids, one for juices. Names…
Traditional 6 oz cappuccino served in a ceramic cup, on a saucer, with a spoon and napkin
Coffee can and saucer, Wedgwood ΄Corinthian΄, Susie Cooper design
Capillary Cup for use in zero-gravity