A small cup or bowl, typically decorative, used for serving cream or holding cream-based items.
Compound of 'cream' and 'cup' (from Old English 'cuppe', borrowed from Latin 'cuppa'). Originally referred to specific tableware designed for cream service in formal dining.
Creamcups reveal how dining culture was so elaborately structured that separate, specialized dishes existed just for cream—a single meal in a wealthy Victorian household might have used dozens of different plates and bowls!
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