cocktail glass

noun

: a bell-shaped drinking glass usually having a foot and stem and holding about three ounces (90 milliliters)

Examples of cocktail glass in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Strain up into a cocktail glass and garnish with a lemon peel. — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2026

Place the skewers in a collection of cocktail glasses, then scatter the glasses around the appetizer table. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2026

Such esteemed material and craftsmanship could make plastic cocktail glasses look crystal, and Montezuma taste like Clase Azul. — Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026

Tajín has long been sprinkled over fruit, rimmed around cocktail glasses and shaken onto just about anything that could use a chile-lime kick, so bringing that same flavor to tacos feels like a natural fit. — Amber Love Bond, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

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