Definition of cocktail
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a
: a usually 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 especially for medical treatment or diagnosis
2
: an appetizer served as a first course at a meal
cocktail
adjectiveDefinition of cocktail (Entry 2 of 3)
1
: of, relating to, or set aside for cocktails
a cocktail hour
2
: designed for semiformal wear
a cocktail dress
cocktail
noun (2)Definition of cocktail (Entry 3 of 3)
: a horse with its tail docked
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The first known use of cocktail was in 1781
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