tankard

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Or there was the equally spectacular, recently rediscovered 1697 silver tankard by the Transylvanian goldsmith Sebastian Hann the Elder that in the 1910s had been in the collection of Baroness Betty de Rothschild.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2022

The blue and white cans match NATO’s colour scheme and show a knight holding up a foaming tankard of beer, with the alliance’s logo stamped on his armour.

From Reuters • May 20, 2022

Eisele has a flair for simulating reflections on shiny surfaces, whether the glistening skin belongs to a copper tankard or a green apple that glows amid beguiling aqua light.

From Washington Post • Jan. 3, 2019

He sets down the tankard, sits back, gasps.

From The Guardian • Dec. 8, 2017

He sat gazing at the fire, whose flames winked, reflected, from his tankard and from the broad bright silver chain of office over his shoulders.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin