Main Entry: ¹cock·tail

Pronunciation: \ˈkäk-ˌtāl\

Function: noun

Etymology: probably from ¹cock + tail

Date: 1806

1 a : an iced drink of wine or distilled liquor mixed with flavoring ingredients b : something resembling or suggesting such a drink as being a mixture of often diverse elements or ingredients <a cocktail of remembered incidents and pure imagination — Charlotte Low> <a cocktail of herbicides> c : a mixture of agents usually in solution that is taken or used together especially for medical treatment or diagnosis
2 : an appetizer served as a first course at a meal