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 patterns include cocktail glasses, vintage cars and even a lion. Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 June 2025 In an old-fashioned or other cocktail glass, muddle the lemon juice and 2 of the mint sprigs. Renato “tato” Giovannoni, Saveur, 1 May 2025 Fellas, your cocktail glass is not a threat to your manhood. Jessi Roti, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 May 2025 One popular poster from the time shows a man in a tweed jacket and English riding pants leaning against a Rolls-Royce, cocktail glass in the air. Emma Goldberg, New York Times, 12 Apr. 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 6 Jul. 2025.

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