Definition of cocktail
1a : a usually iced drink of wine or distilled liquor mixed with flavoring ingredientsb : 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 herbicidesc : 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
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Origin and Etymology of cocktail
probably from 1cock + tail
First Known Use: 1803
cocktail
Definition of cocktail
1 : of, relating to, or set aside for cocktails a cocktail hour
2 : designed for semiformal wear a cocktail dress
1852
First Known Use of cocktail
1852
cocktail
Definition of cocktail
: a horse with its tail docked
Origin and Etymology of cocktail
1cock + tail
First Known Use: 1808
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playMedical Definition of cocktail
: a mixture of agents usually in solution that is taken or used especially for medical treatment or diagnosis a potent cocktail of antiretroviral drugs—Zia Jaffrey chemotherapy cocktails to treat cancer—J. L. Swerdlow
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