Gondola
GONDOLA s. (Lat. gondola). Small, flat and very long boat which is particularly used in Venice, as means of transportation over canals, and which can only be rowed.
— Small, long and narrow drinking vessel, with neither foot nor handle and which draws its name from its resemblance to Venice gondolas.
Extract from the Trousset encyclopedia, 1886 - 1891.
Tags: boat, Italy, tableware, Trousset encyclopedia, Venice