† ˈcyath Obs.
Also 6 cyathe, ciath(e, cyat, ciat.
[a. F. cyathe (in 15th c. ciate), ad. L. cyathus: see cyathus.]
= cyathus 1.
| 1544 T. Phaer Regim. Lyfe (1553) I iv b, The dose of it is one ciath or a little cup ful. 1601 Holland Pliny xxi. xxx, It must anon be swallowed down in a cyath of water. 1631 Massinger Emp. of East iv. iv, With a little cyath or quantity of my potable elixir. |