cocktail glass

noun

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

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The restaurant features a lively atmosphere with a blend of Thai and Americana decor, including Spaghetti Western posters and cowboy boot cocktail glasses. Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 Or try these beautiful champagne cocktail glasses, $43 for a 100-pack at Home Depot. Nora Colomer, Fox News, 4 Mar. 2025 Hundreds of teaspoons covered the floor, dozens of cocktail glasses were suspended from a dinner jacket and red arms with white fur fingernails reached out from the wall towards a mannequin’s head that was a mass of red roses. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 21 July 2025 Shake hard for eight to 10 seconds and strain into a cocktail glass or coupe. Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for cocktail glass

Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cocktail glass was in 1873

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“Cocktail glass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cocktail%20glass. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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