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 diagnosis2: an appetizer served as a first course at a meal