cocktailadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈkɒkteɪl/, U.S.

/ˈkɑkˌteɪl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cock n.¹, cock v.¹, tail n.¹

Etymology: < either cock n.¹ or cock v.¹ + tail n.¹, hence literally either ‘a tail like that of a cock’ or ‘a tail that cocks up’; probably both have influenced different uses of the word. Compare earlier (rare) cock-tail adv.Use denoting mixed drinks. The origin of sense B. 3a is much discussed and debated. Probably it developed from senses A. 1 and B. 1, the semantic motivation probably being that a mixed drink, especially one in which a spirit was diluted with other ingredients, was not a ‘thoroughbred’ or of good breeding, or otherwise lacked social propriety. Other specific senses. In sense A. 2 after scientific Latin fucoides caudagalli, name formerly given to the organism of which the marks were thought to be the imprint (see note at sense). In sense A. 3 perhaps connected with the use of the Cocktail as a nickname of the Furnace Hill area of Sheffield (which is also mentioned in the source from which quot. 1888 at sense A. 3 is taken); there is unlikely to be any connection between this sense and sense B. 3a.

A. adj.

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a. Originally: designating a horse with a docked tail which sticks up; = cocktailed adj.¹ 1. Later: (of a racehorse) not thoroughbred (see note at sense B. 1b). Obsolete.

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the world > animals > animal body > general parts > rump and tail > [adjective] > relating to the tail > having a tail > having erect tail

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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by breed > [adjective] > thoroughbred or highly bred > not

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1750 London Evening-Post 17 Feb. (advt.) A black Cock Tail Gelding, about fifteen Hands high.

?1780 Heroic Epist. Peggy Mullcahy to Æsculapius 5 Thus my love each visit pays, In chariot gilt, with cock-tail greys.

1796 J. Lawrence Philos. & Pract. Treat. Horses I. ii. 89 Those fine cock-tail nags, sold by the dealers of the present day.

1860 R. E. Egerton-Warburton Hunting Songs (ed. 2) 119 A hundred good horses, both cocktail and blood.

1875 Catal. Sale Sir G. Cholmley's Stud (Tattersall) 1 The half-bred Stock is well enough bred to win Hunters' races and Steeplechases..being of the best Cocktail strains.

b. In extended use: characterized by a lack of gentility or good breeding; lacking social propriety. Obsolete.

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the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [adjective] > ill-mannered > ill-bred

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1835 R. S. Surtees in New Sporting Mag. Mar. 320 Jorrocks. You've perhaps heard tell of the Surrey unt [i.e. hunt]? Stranger. Cock-tail affair, isn't it?

1850 Marquess of Dalhousie Let. 5 Nov. in Private Lett. (1910) 144 I was surprised to see him so cocktail; but he felt he could not face me.

1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 27 Aug. 9/1 To breed tame fowls and then blow them away from the end of their guns is snobbish and cocktail.

2. Of or relating to a fossil thought to resemble the curling feathers of a cock's tail; (also) designating such a fossil. Now rare.Originally thought to have been the imprint of marine algae, these fossils are now thought to be the fossilized burrows of an extinct polychaete worm.

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1840 W. W. Mather in Communication transmitting Rep. Geol. Surv. State (N.Y. State Assembly: No. 50) 237 Cocktail grit of Dr. Eights, characterized by fucoides caudagalli.

1866 Athenæum No. 2025. 212/3 Vestiges of cocktail fucoids, coralloids.

1944 N.Y. State Mus. Bull. No. 336 93 Abrupt cessation of the ‘cocktail’ (Taonurus) markings.

1963 W. R. Jillson Geol. Area Stanton 13 Some rather large specimens of the ‘cocktail fossil’ Taonurus caudigalli.

†3. English regional (northern). Of beer: fresh, foaming. Obsolete.

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the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > ale or beer > [adjective] > frothy

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the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > ale or beer > beer > [adjective] > qualities

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1888 S. O. Addy Gloss. Words Sheffield 48 Cock-tail, fresh and foaming. Only applied to beer.

B. n.

I. Senses denoting an animal or (in extended use) a person.

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a. A horse with a docked tail which sticks up; a cocktailed horse (see cocktailed adj.¹ 1). Obsolete.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > body or parts of horse > [noun] > tail > docked > horse having

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1781 L. MacNally Sentimental Excursions 151 What say you, my dear—long-tails or cock-tails for the journey?

1885 J. G. Wood Horse & Man xv. 266 ‘Bang-tail, cock-tail, dock-tail, nick-tail.’ With the greatest regret I have seen these exploded fashions creeping slowly but surely back again. The tail, which some years ago was allowed to preserve its natural and beautiful form, has been gradually shortened.

b. Horse Racing. A racehorse which is not a thoroughbred; a horse of mixed or inferior breed. Obsolete.Probably with allusion to the fact that the types of horses which commonly had their tails docked in the way described at sense B. 1a were typically not thoroughbreds. Cf. note at cocktailed adj.¹ 1.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by breed > [noun] > thoroughbred horse > not thoroughbred

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1808 G. Ellis Let. 23 Sept. in J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Sir W. Scott (1837) II. v. 163 It is certainly painful to see a race-horse in a hackney-chaise, but..the wretched cock-tail on whom the same task is usually imposed, must shortly become a martyr in the service.

1842 W. M. Thackeray Fitz-Boodle's Confessions in Fraser's Mag. June 707 I can't afford a thorough-bred, and hate a cocktail.

1881 Dr. Gheist 225 The fellow said my legs were too long for riding anything but sixteen-hand Irish cock-tails.

c. In extended use: a person (esp. a man) with pretensions of gentility but lacking good breeding, a parvenu; a person lacking a sense of socially correct or appropriate behaviour. Obsolete.

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society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > [noun] > parvenu or imitator of upper classes

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1839 F. P. D. Radcliffe Noble Sci.: Ideas Fox-hunting 67 It will be found in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred, where the harmony of any society is disturbed by an obnoxious individual, that he is a cock-tail; a low, underbred fellow; one, in short, who never could have had a grandfather.

1840 H. Grote Let. 7 Feb. in H. Wikoff Reminisc. of Idler (1880) 558 Madame L. will prove to be a half-bred ‘cock-tail’, as we say of the equine species here.

1854 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes I. xxx. 294 Such a selfish, insolent, coxcomb as that, such a cocktail.

1907 Truth (Sydney) 25 Aug. 4/7 They ‘sool’ their plutish prints on to proclaim him a cocktail, a renegade, a coward.

2. More fully cocktail beetle. Any of various rove beetles which habitually raise the hind end and open the jaws in a threatening manner when alarmed, esp. the devil's coach-horse Ocypus olens; = cocktailed beetle n. at cocktailed adj.¹ Compounds.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Staphylinoidea > family Staphylinidae > member of (rove-beetle) > goerius olens (cocktail, devil's coach-horse)

devil's coach-horse?1800

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1829 J. F. Stephens Systematic Catal. Brit. Insects i. 256 Rove-beetles, Cock-tails.

1862 J. G. Wood Illustr. Nat. Hist. (new ed.) II. 375 A not very common species of cocktail beetle, the Staphylinus erythropterus is a very favourite prey of this bird.

1880 W. H. Patterson Gloss. Words Antrim & Down Coffin-cutter, Ocypus olens, the cock-tail, an insect larger than an earwig, of a black colour. Called also the Devil's Coachman.

1913 H. G. Stanley Insect Life 94 If one cocktail is placed in the path of another a fight will often ensue, and it is generally ‘to the death’.

1973 Guardian 14 Dec. 14/2 Many small cocktail beetles, spiders and certain wingless flies..flourish in the local swamps in the depth of winter.

2010 Kentish Express (Nexis) 30 Sept. Another name for the beetle is the cocktail beetle, not after a drink, but due to the posture of its tail when alarmed!

II. An alcoholic mixed drink, and derived senses.

a. Originally U.S. Originally: (the name of) a particular type of alcoholic drink, consisting of a spirit mixed with bitters, water, and sugar. Later: any alcoholic drink made by mixing a spirit or spirits with other ingredients such as a liqueur, fruit juice, etc. Also with modifying word specifying the primary ingredient of the drink.See note in etymology on the likely origin of this sense.There was a gradual transition between the term being used to denote a specific type of mixed drink—essentially a sling (sling n.⁵ 1) with the addition of bitters—and it being used to refer to any alcoholic mixed drink. Clear references to drinks made with ingredients other than those of the original cocktail can be found from the mid 19th century (see for example quot. 1864), and the transition was substantially complete by the beginning of the 20th century.As the later generic sense ‘alcoholic mixed drink’ developed, individual types of cocktail were typically distinguished by a particular name. See, for example, Manhattan n.² (first attested 1882), Martini n.² (1884), old-fashioned n. 2 (1912), mojito n. (1934), Bloody Mary n. 2 (1939), White Russian n. 3 (1965).

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the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > cocktail > [noun]

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1803 Farmer's Cabinet (Amherst, New Hampsh.) 28 Apr. Drank a glass of cocktail—excellent for the head... Call'd at the Doct's... Drank another glass of cocktail.

1806 Balance (Hudson, N.Y.) 13 May 146 Cock tail, then, is a stimulating liquor, composed of spirits of any kind, sugar, water, and bitters.

1839 F. Marryat Diary in Amer. III. 288 He frequents the bar, calls for gin cocktails, chews tobacco, and talks politics.

1848 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. (rev. ed.) vii. iii. 393 They [sc. the inhabitants of Maryland] lay claim to be the first inventors of those recondite beverages, cock-tail, stone-fence, and sherry cobbler.

1864 G. A. Sala in Daily Tel. 23 Aug. To order champagne cocktails and fifty cent cabanas.

1882 J. Hawthorne Fortune's Fool (1883) i. xxvii I would make no more of burglariously entering your premises..than I would of swallowing a whisky cocktail.

1931 M. de la Roche Finch's Fortune vi. 103 He..sipped cocktails in the lounge.

1948 New Yorker 6 Nov. 64/2 Cocktails are now so numerous that no bartender..can remember how to make all of them.

2006 Times 7 Sept. (T2 section) 17 This cocktail is a classic Venetian Bellini, with a bitter, blood-coloured twist.

b. In plural and singular. A social gathering or event at which cocktails are served; a cocktail party.

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society > leisure > social event > social gathering > party > [noun] > drinking-party

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sundowner1944

wine and cheese (party, etc.)1961

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1922 H. B. Hermon-Hodge Up against it in Nigeria iii. 41 It was at cocktails the previous night with Baba that I first made the acquaintance of..Laws.

1958 ‘A. Bridge’ Portuguese Escape ii. 20 I must go to a cocktail at the Belgian Embassy.

1994 tr. in Deb. House of Commons (Canada) 26 May 4490/1 These are not people who go to cocktails or to social activities to which members of Parliament are invited and which I attend as little as possible.

4. figurative and in extended use.

a. A mixture or combination of factors or elements.In early use typically with direct metaphorical reference to sense B. 3a; in quot. 1868 as an epithet for Lotta Crabtree (1847–1924), American actress and entertainer.

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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being mixed or blended > [noun] > a mixture

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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being combined > [noun] > a combination > of factors, circumstances, etc.

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1868 Boston Daily Advertiser 17 Aug. 1/9 John Brougham lately called Miss Lotta a ‘dramatic cocktail’, and on being asked why he did so, wrote the following impromptu:—Because in Lotta we can see Artistic concentration Of sweetness, strength, and piquancy—A pungent combination!

1931 Washington Post 27 Sept. 20/2 In defiance of prohibition, let us start with a cocktail of criticism.

1953 Times of India 14 Oct. 10/2 The ebullient Moin made a heady cocktail of his speed, ball control, positioning and passing.

1981 P. Carey Bliss v. 230 There was no joy in their triumphs, only anger, revenge, nose-thumbing, name-calling, and..Harry..lent to this unpleasant cocktail a dominant flavour of fear.

2015 New Yorker 30 Mar. (Mag.) 75/2 The worldwide Y2K hysteria, a nutty cocktail of digital overthink and Luddite millennialism.

b. A dish consisting of small pieces of food, such as chopped fruit salad or shellfish in a sauce or seasoning, which is typically served cold as an appetizer or light refreshment, traditionally in a glass. Usually with modifying word specifying the main ingredient.Recorded earliest in fruit cocktail n. at fruit n. Compounds 2.lobster cocktail, oyster cocktail, prawn cocktail, shrimp cocktail: see the first element.

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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > hors d'oeuvres dishes > [noun]

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1896 Morning Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) 12 Jan. 6/7 (advt.) Russian caviar; assorted fruit cocktails; soup stocks; [etc.].

1900 Ladies' Home Jrnl. Oct. 48/1 Clam and oyster cocktails... The cocktails should be mixed at least a half hour before serving time... They are eaten with an oyster-fork.

1959 N. Mailer Advts. for Myself (1961) iii. 231 Taking off to greet new arrivals whose crabmeat cocktail she nibbled on.

1960 M. Patten Cookery in Colour no. 23 The correct way of serving these cocktails, though, is to use glasses, when the lettuce should be shredded very finely and put at the bottom of the glasses.

2001 Fodor's Healthy Escapes (rev. ed.) 255 Seafood cocktail, seviche of marinated sea bass and shrimp, chicken with fine herbs.

c. Any mixture of liquids, esp. one which is in some way either harmful or medicinal. Hence: a combination or blend of a number of different therapeutic or recreational drugs, in any form.atomic cocktail, Brompton cocktail, lytic cocktail, Molotov cocktail: see the first element.

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the world > matter > chemistry > chemical admixture or isolation > [noun] > dangerous mixture of chemical substances

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the world > matter > chemistry > chemical substances > [noun] > chemicals > mixture of chemicals

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1901 Yale Fun 38/1 ‘It is an interesting work,’ said he modestly, as he mixed himself a cock-tail of laudanum and cocaine.

1904 Broadway Weekly 18 Aug. 21 A number of clericals..who would not know a golden fizz from a bi-chloride of mercury cocktail.

1971 Daily Tel. 16 Apr. 3 A clerk..died after lying unconscious for a month as a result of drinking a ‘cocktail’ of drugs which included cannabis.

1978 Guardian 12 May 4 Aquatic animals are subjected to a varying toxic cocktail that depends on the activities of local industry.

1992 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 6 Dec. 50/2 All psychiatric drugs are..likely to cause side effects..that need to be counteracted with still more drugs in a polypharmaceutical ‘cocktail’.

2006 Vanity Fair Feb. 134/1 A near-lethal cocktail of cocaine and heroin.

†III. A type of beer.

5. British School slang. A type of beer, perhaps fresh, foaming beer (cf. sense A. 3). Obsolete. rare.

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1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days i. vi. 142 ‘Bill,..the half-hour hasn't struck.’ ‘Here, Bill, drink some cocktail.’.. Bill drank the proffered cocktail not unwillingly.

Compounds

C1. General use as a modifier, and with verbal nouns and participles forming compounds in which cocktail expresses the object of the underlying verb, in sense B. 3a, as in cocktail-drinking, cocktail list, cocktail-maker, cocktail menu, cocktail tray, etc.Some of the more significant compounds of this type are treated at Compounds 2. See also cocktail party n.

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1870 E. P. Hingston Genial Showman 99/2 Your card-playing, cocktail-drinking Californians!

1893 Philadelphia Inquirer 4 July (Morning ed.) 2/6 Many attacks of indigestion are due to the cocktail habit.

1910 Sat. Evening Post 3 Sept. 10/1 He trailed his thumb across the whisky and cocktail list on the bill-of-fare.

1958 M. Stewart Nine Coaches Waiting vi. 73 The entry of Seddon with the cocktail tray interrupted us.

1988 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 2 Aug. (Good Living section) 1 This attractive eatery..boasts an extensive cocktail menu.

2005 City News (Brisbane) 17 Nov. 5/3 (caption) Ready to shake it with the best cocktail makers.

C2.

cocktail attire n. semi-formal attire suitable for wearing at a cocktail party.Often used as an indication of the dress code for an event, party, etc.

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1932 N.Y. Times 22 July 30 American names were featured [at the fashion show]..such as..‘Casino’ and ‘Dividend’ for her Sunday night and cocktail attire.

2014 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 20 Nov. e8/1 It used to be so simple. Get an invitation to a nice dinner, and the dress code was crystal clear: ‘black tie’ or ‘cocktail attire’.

cocktail bar n. a bar which specializes in serving cocktails; (also) a bar or counter installed in a house, from which cocktails are served.

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the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > drinking place > [noun] > tap-room or bar > other bars

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1908 Dominion (Wellington, N.Z.) 26 May 8/6 The blessings of modern civilisation. Metal roads, reinforced concrete bridges, electric trams, cocktail bars.

1934 W. Plomer Invaders xiv. 262 What the visitors took to be a cocktail bar proved..to be a gramophone.

2014 London Evening Standard 9 Oct. (West End Final ed.) 42/1 A new cocktail bar with modern, interactive and fresh bespoke cocktails created with local, seasonal and homemade ingredients.

cocktail cabinet n. a cabinet designed to contain bottles of spirits and mixers, glasses, etc., and usually incorporating a surface on which to mix cocktails.

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > cupboard or cabinet > [noun] > other cupboards or cabinets

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console1925

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1928 Illustr. London News 16 June 1080 (advt.) Polished Mahogany Cocktail Cabinet. 42 inches high.

2005 Saltscapes (Canada) Nov. (Home & Cottage Suppl.) 39/2 A less elaborate option is the cocktail cabinet: a free-standing drinks armoire.

cocktail circuit n. a round of regular social events such as cocktail parties, esp. one attended by a particular group of people who habitually associate together.

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1907 in J. A. Chaloner Scorpio App. 42 You can't beat the booze game... I cancelled my engagements on the cocktail circuit.

1946 N.Y. Times 7 Mar. 23/3 The main scene of the story..is in the countryside somewhere on the commuters' cocktail circuit near New York.

1978 Washington Post (Nexis) 21 July c1 The liberal-minded diplomat..whose easygoing manner had graced the Washington cocktail circuit.

2011 Fodor's Montréal & Québec City 92 Montréal's nightlife swings with a robust passion; from the early evening..after-work cocktail circuit, to the slightly later concerts and supper clubs.

cocktail culture n. a culture or lifestyle in which drinking cocktails, or going to cocktail parties or cocktail bars, is a habitual social activity.

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1940 New Horizons Nov. 26/2 Dedicated to the proposition that..the wealth of the privileged should not perish, the picture ends. Predicated upon the cocktail culture of our society.

1976 Aging Jan. 44/1 Social conditioning in a ‘cocktail culture’ also plays a major role in inducing people to drink... ‘Drinking is portrayed as a social virtue.’

2010 New Yorker 10 May 21/1 The Manhattan Cocktail Classic gathered mixologists, academics, and boozehounds for lectures, workshops, and other events celebrating the resurgence of cocktail culture.

cocktail dress n. a women's dress suitable for wearing at a cocktail party; esp. an elegant semi-formal dress reaching to just above or below the knee.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > dress, robe, or gown > types of > for specific purpose > other

ball-dress1710

presentation dress1836

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practice dress1934

1921 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Jrnl.-Gaz. 4 Sept. 17/3 (headline) Cocktail dress stirs Paris.

1935 Times 2 Oct. 17/4 An elaborate dinner ensemble tailored in heavy satin and with a full length skirt..makes a contrast to the cocktail dress which retains its skirt about 12 in. from the ground.

2015 Wall St. Jrnl. 14 Feb. d1/2 A Balenciaga cocktail dress..merges the structured satin of old Hollywood with a sheer fabric craftily appliquéd with tiny diamonds of embroidery.

cocktail frock n. British = cocktail dress n.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > dress, robe, or gown > types of > for specific purpose > other

ball-dress1710

presentation dress1836

party frock1858

tea-gown1878

semi-evening gown1891

little black frock1898

cocktail dress1921

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little black dress1928

practice dress1934

1926 China Press (Shanghai) 25 Sept. 14/5 Garbed in a ‘cocktail frock’, ‘Mlle. Flapper’ may wave a shaker right through into the evening without bothering to change her attire.

1959 Harrods News Summer 5 A matalessé cocktail frock with scooped neck.

2017 Irish Daily Mirror (Nexis) 19 July 24 Decadent dressing at Christmas is all about dazzling metallics and shimmering sequins from the pretty party cocktail frocks to the showstopping New Year's Eve ball gowns.

cocktail glass n. a type of glass used for drinking cocktails; esp. a stemmed glass with a distinctive flared or rounded bowl.

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the world > food and drink > drink > containers for drink > drinking vessel > [noun] > glass

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pony glass1862

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tea-glass1898

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toast-master glass1916

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stem-glass1922

Pilsner glass1923

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snifter1937

balloon1951

shot-glass1955

handle1956

tulip1961

schooner1967

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1873 Marion (S. Carolina) Star 3 Sept. Pour in your gin or champagne..strain it in a cocktail glass..drop in piece of lemon peel, and then swallowed libitum.

1907 E. Wharton Fruit of Tree iii. xxiv. 354 Leaving everywhere in her wake a trail of cigarette ashes and cocktail glasses.

2014 Daily Tel. 9 Jan. 23/3 A squeeze of fresh lime and a few drops of Angostura bitters in a cocktail glass filled with sparkling water on the rocks.

cocktail gown n. a women's elegant semi-formal gown suitable for wearing at a cocktail party; cf. cocktail dress n.

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1935 Times 25 Nov. 17/5 A dinner or cocktail gown.

1993 N.Y. Times Mag. 24 Oct. 119/2 In 1953, a pale neurasthenic youth from French Algeria won the coveted International Wool Secretariat contest for dress design with a cocktail gown. Yves Saint Laurent was just 17.

cocktail hour n. the early evening, as a time of day associated with drinking cocktails as a social activity.

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the world > time > particular time > [noun] > an appointed or fixed time, day, or date > for something spec.

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settling day1806

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happy hour1914

airdate1950

Holy Hour1953

1893 Harper's Weekly 23 May 497/1 He sits among his alcoholic fellows at the cocktail hour.

2013 Wall St. Jrnl. 26 June b8/1 As the workday in many tech and media companies stretches past the cocktail hour, more companies are stocking full bars and beer fridges.

cocktail-length adj. designating dresses and skirts having a length similar to that of a cocktail dress, typically reaching to just above or just below the knee.

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1929 Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) Times-Leader 28 June 16/1 (advt.) Party and dance wear... One and two-pieces, some with transparent velvet cocktail length jackets.

1959 Winnipeg Free Press 11 July 13/1 The bride..looked charming in a cocktail length gown of white nylon chiffon over white taffeta.

2013 K. Kwan Crazy Rich Asians iii. iii. 271 I brought this cute cocktail-length black-and-white dress from Reiss.

cocktail lounge n. a bar, typically in a hotel, restaurant, etc., where cocktails and other alcoholic drinks are served.

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the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > drinking place > [noun] > tap-room or bar > other bars

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American bar1856

wine room1865

last chance saloon1869

four-ale1883

private bar1892

saloon bar1902

cocktail bar1908

cocktail lounge1934

porter bar1935

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wine bar1938

dive bar1940

gay bar1947

open bar1947

piano bar1947

sherry-bar1951

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leather bar1961

private1963

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karaoke bar1977

1934 Bakersfield Californian 7 Mar. 12/7 It is a sort of cocktail lounge.

2006 Food & Trav. Jan. 20/3 The hotel is offering..$50 of credit for use in either the ‘high-energy’ restaurants, cocktail lounge, spa or oasis beach club.

cocktail mixer n. (a) a person who mixes cocktails, esp. as part of his or her job; (b) a container in which cocktails are mixed; spec. = cocktail shaker n.

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1875 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Daily Sentinel 9 Feb. 2/3 A Detroit cocktail mixer won $2 on a wager.

1881 Rocky Mountain News (Denver, Colorado) 29 Mar. 2/2 We dip a cup—a cocktail mixer, for we are aristocrat in all things..—into the barrel and drink the water.

1959 N.Y. Times Mag. 12 July 33/3 Put the liquids over ice cubes in a cocktail mixer; stir well until thoroughly chilled.

2005 City News (Brisbane) 17 Nov. 5/3 South-East Queensland's most creative cocktail mixers are set to stir, shake and garnish their way to glory on Monday.

cocktail music n. music of a kind played in the background at a cocktail party or cocktail bar, now typically characterized as softly melodious, light, bland, and unobtrusive; such music as a genre.

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1925 F. S. Fitzgerald Great Gatsby iii. 49 The lights grow brighter as the earth lurches away from the sun, and now the orchestra is playing yellow cocktail music.

1934 Washington Post 28 Dec. 11 Although locally noted for his dance and cocktail music, the soft spot in Sidney's heart is for gypsy songs.

1968 Times 15 Mar. 8 Tinkling Manhattan cocktail music gently insinuates itself between the leather-topped boxes on which two young things sit.

2008 Cathedral Music Nov. 14/1 The BBC Messageboard was filled with comment, describing the service as ‘sentimental slush’ or ‘cocktail music’.

cocktail napkin n. a small napkin (originally made of linen, now usually of absorbent paper) designed to be placed under a drink when it is served, and now often used for scribbling a rough design or short message.

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1913 Churchman (Hartford, Conn.) 20 Dec. 845/3 (advt.) Walpole Bros. Irish linen manufacturers... cocktail napkins..tea napkins..luncheon cloths [etc.].

1930 V. Elliott & P. D. Stong Shake 'em Up 14 Chill the glasses.., place them in a circle on the tray, take the cocktail napkins from the drawer.

1965 Ogden (Utah) Standard-Examiner 26 Nov. 1 b/3 A will written on a cocktail napkin..has been tossed out of court.

2007 J. Díaz Brief Wondrous Life Oscar Wao iii. 115 Threw her drink, her glass, and then her purse at him... Then let him have it with a stack of cocktail napkins.

cocktail onion n. a small pickled pearl onion, typically served on a cocktail stick as party food or as garnish for a cocktail.

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the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > onion, leek, or garlic > [noun] > onion > types of onion

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Portugal onion1647

shallot1664

Spanish onion1706

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Welsh onion1731

Reading onion1784

onionet1820

potato onion1822

tripoli1822

ramps1828

escalion1847

stone-leek1861

Egyptian onion1880

cocktail onion1927

Maui onion1967

1927 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 20 Aug. 9/2 Cocktail onions.

1951 E. David French Country Cooking 217 Pickled gherkins and baby cocktail onions.

1997 Independent on Sunday 12 Jan. (Review Suppl.) 64/3 A martinoid drink made with a cocktail onion instead of lemon peel.

cocktail parasol n. = cocktail umbrella n. (b).

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1950 Billboard 8 Apr. 209/1 Spring Specials! Pocket Mirrors..Plastic Men's Combs..Toothpick Knives..Cocktail Parasols.

2015 J. Grier Cocktails on Tap (e-book ed.) Strain the drink into an ice-filled rocks or collins glass. Garnish with cherries and a cocktail parasol.

cocktail pianist n. a pianist who plays background music at a cocktail party, bar, etc., esp. one playing softly melodious, light, bland, and unobtrusive jazz; (hence) a pianist playing jazz which is characterized in this way (cf. cocktail piano n. (b)).

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > instrumentalist > keyboard player > [noun] > piano-player > specific style

cocktail pianist1946

stride pianist1978

1946 Tucson (Arizona) Daily Citizen 1 Feb. 14/2 Cocktail pianist. Private parties.

1962 New Yorker 21 July 68/2 Oscar Peterson (the best cocktail pianist in the business).

2003 N.Y. Times 21 Sept. ii. 13/3 He flourished under a more unorthodox instructor, a professional cocktail pianist with a stack of ‘fake’ books, the bootleg sheet-music compilations that taught him pop songs.

cocktail piano n. (a) a piano used for playing background music in cocktail bars or similar venues; a piano on which music of this type (characterized as softly melodious, light, and bland) is played; (b) a style of playing jazz piano which is characterized as softly melodious, light, and bland.

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1937 Nevada State Jrnl. 12 June 3 (advt.) Entertainment by Bill Mosier at the cocktail piano.

1951 N.Y. Times 4 Mar. 110 Cy Walter, whose style is a few cuts above ‘cocktail piano’.

1958 Daily Mail 7 Oct. 8/3 Robin Douglas-Home tinkling his cocktail piano.

1994 Wire Aug. 21/1 The proximity of Hollywood invited aspirant black singers to emulate Nat King Cole's success as a ‘sepia Sinatra’—cooing blues and ballads over tinkling cocktail piano.

† cocktail powder n. Obsolete (apparently) a flavoured powder used as a ready-made ingredient for cocktails.

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1865 Reader 8 July 40/2 Advertisements of quack medicines, patent skirts, cock-tail powders, plantation bitters.

cocktail reception n. a social gathering, typically before an evening event, at which cocktails, and often also canapés, are served.

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1926 Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Republican 12 Apr. 9/4 The court martial of Col. Alexander Williams, growing out of his alleged ‘cocktail’ reception for Brig. Gen. Smedley D. Butler upon the latter's arrival here.

1962 Quick Frozen Foods Sept. 121/1 Convention program..6.30 p.m. Cocktail reception..7.30 p.m. Dinner..9.30 p.m. Variety show.

1994 Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey) 26 Nov. 27/1 A black-tie gala..which begins with a cocktail reception at the Mansion itself.

2009 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 29 Apr. b5 (advt.) Our glasses will be raised for the extended cocktail reception, a sumptuous dinner and the fantastic awards program.

cocktail ring n. an eye-catching dress ring, typically set with a large (but now often inexpensive or imitation) gemstone.

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1936 San Antonio (Texas) Express 22 Mar. 4 d (advt.) Three-stone diamond cocktail ring set in two-tone gold.

1980 Lawrence (Kansas) Daily Jrnl.-World 13 Jan. (Advt. Suppl.) 2 A stylish Gemfire cocktail ring with a..solitaire center stone surrounded by 6 sparkling side stones... $19.95.

2009 H. Freeman Meaning of Sunglasses (rev. ed.) 114 Oversized fake cocktail rings work with both jeans and T-shirts or party outfits.

cocktail sauce n. any of various sauces typically served with seafood; now esp. (a) (in North America) a spicy tomato sauce containing horseradish or chilli; (b) (in Britain, Australia, and elsewhere) a mild pink creamy sauce made with mayonnaise and tomato purée or ketchup (cf. Marie Rose n.).

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1903 Marion (Ohio) Daily Star 3 Feb. 5/5 (advt.) Snider's cocktail sauce.

1922 Good Housekeeping Mar. 61 A good mixture for the cocktail sauce is as follows:..mix together one tablespoonful of catchup or chili sauce, one tablespoonful of lemon juice,..and one-fourth teaspoonful of Worcestershire sauce.

1935 Examiner (Launceston, Tasmania) 16 Jan. 12/5 Pour over..a little cocktail sauce made as follows: Mix together half a cupful of tomato catsup and a quarter cupful of mayonnaise [etc.].

1960 M. Patten Cookery in Colour no. 25 Cocktail sauce for Prawn or Shrimp Cocktail.

1994 Which? Feb. 19/1 Sandwich fillings..included..bacon and egg with mayonnaise..avocado and prawn with cocktail sauce.

2009 Time Out N.Y. 15 Oct. 27/1 The piquillo pepper and green-curry mayo offered as adjuncts to house-made cocktail sauce are simply too potent for seafood this fresh.

cocktail sausage n. a small sausage of a type served cold as party food, esp. on a cocktail stick.

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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > sausage > [noun] > types of sausage

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black puddinga1450

blood puddingc1450

bloodinga1500

liveringa1500

haggis pudding1545

white pudding1578

swine's pudding1579

hog's pudding1583

Bolognian sausage1596

bloodling1598

andouille1605

andouillet1611

cervelat1613

mortadella1613

polony1654

blacking1674

hacking1674

whiting1674

Oxford sausagec1700

saucisson1772

German sausage1773

saveloy1784

blood sausage1799

white hawse1819

liver sausage1820

black pot1825

chipolata1830

Bologna sausage1833

butifarra1836

mettwurst1836

Cambridge sausage1840

boudin1845

chorizo1846

German1847

liverwurst1852

salami1852

station-Jack1853

leberwurst1855

wurst1855

blutwurst1856

bag of mystery1864

Vienna sausage1865

summer sausage1874

wienerwurst1875

mealy pudding1880

whitepot1880

wiener1880

erbswurst1885

pepperoni1888

mystery bag1889

red-hot1890

weenie1891

hot dog1892

frankfurter1894

sav?1894

Coney Island1895

coney1902

garlic sausage1905

boloney1907

kishke1907

drisheen1910

bratwurst1911

banger1919

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boerewors1930

soy sausage1933

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fish sausage1937

knackwurst1939

foot-long1941

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soya sausage1943

soysage1943

soya link1944

brat1949

Vienna1952

kielbasa1953

Coney dog1954

tube steak1963

Weisswurst1963

Cumberland sausage1966

merguez1966

tripe sausage1966

schinkenwurst1967

boerie1981

'nduja1996

1927 Evening Democrat (Fort Madison, Iowa) 10 May 7/2 Cocktail sausage is the newest fad at the Ritz.

1961 Harrods Food News 5/2 Cocktail Sausages flavoured with chilli.

1999 Earth Matters Winter 36/3 She assumes that the adults in the household would rather die than eat chicken nuggets, cocktail sausages, crisps or chocolate.

cocktail shaker n. a container in which the ingredients of a cocktail are vigorously shaken to mix them.

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the world > food and drink > drink > preparation of drinks > [noun] > stirring or shaking utensil

toddy stick1823

cocktail shaker1868

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cocktail mixer1875

swizzle-stick1879

mixer1895

1868 G. A. Sala in Notes & Queries 24 Oct. 401/1 I never possessed a pair of ‘cocktail-shakers’ myself, but a young officer in the Blues..did possess..a brace of tall silver mugs in which the ingredients of the beverage known as a ‘cocktail’..are mixed, shaken together, and then scientifically discharged.

1928 Observer 17 June 15/4 A grimacing waiter tilts his cocktail-shaker.

1993 Martha Stewart Living Dec. 46/1 A stainless-steel cocktail shaker and strainer are indispensable for chilling and blending drinks ordered ‘straight up’.

cocktail-shaking n. and adj. (a) n. the action or process of vigorously shaking the ingredients of a cocktail to mix them; (b) adj. characterized by cocktail-shaking.

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1921 Times of India 2 July 8/1 (advt.) The ‘Conjuring’ Cocktail Shaker we are now offering make [sic] Cocktail Shaking absolutely easy.

1922 Mod. Stationer 25 mar. 25 (advt.) Our crap-shooting, cocktail-shaking, gay young people have a keen and fresh champion in Dorothy Speare.

2014 Wall St. Jrnl. 22 Nov. c14 A number of myths have arisen around cocktail shaking involving speed, duration, size of cubes, shaking style and so forth.

cocktail snack n. (usually in plural) a small, typically bite-sized appetizer or snack suitable for eating with cocktails.

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1927 China Press (Shanghai) 11 Dec. 6 (advt.) For the Christmas table we recommend our nice selection of herring dainties as hors d'oeuvres and cocktail snacks.

1960 N.Y. Herald-Tribune 19 July 18/2 Cachita's Banana Chips are..the newest cocktail snack in the city delicacy shops.

2006 Edmonton Jrnl. 17 May f1/2 It's just about sunset when the cooks at the Homeplace Ranch lay out a buffet of cocktail snacks on the long ranch-house table.

cocktail stick n. a small pointed stick on which small items of party food, or pieces of garnish for a cocktail, may be served, and which may also be used for other purposes (see e.g. quot. 1928).Cf. cocktail onion n., cocktail sausage n.Rare in North American usage.

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the world > food and drink > food > setting table > table utensils > [noun] > cocktail stick

cocktail stick1928

1928 Daily Mail 22 Mar. 19 Cut the kidneys into thin strips..and roll round them pieces of bacon, using a cocktail stick as a skewer.

1937 ‘M. Innes’ Hamlet, Revenge! i. 22 A luridly-tinged cherry speared on a cocktail-stick.

2004 Zest Dec. 96/2 Thread the tomato halves, basil leaves, mozzarella cubes (or halved bocconcini balls) and olives onto the cocktail sticks.

cocktail suit n. a semi-formal suit, esp. for women, appropriate for wearing at a cocktail party.

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1924 Daily Kennebec Jrnl. (Augusta, Maine) 12 June 6/6 ‘And then,’ she narrated proudly, ‘Uncle Steve stepped out, all dressed up in a cocktail suit.’

1950 Leader Apr. 1 A slim girl..in a cocktail suit.

2009 Times 23 Nov. 22 Black and white shots of María Dolores de Cospedal in a smart cocktail suit.

cocktail table n. a table on which to place cocktails or other drinks; (in later use usually) (North American) a low table typically placed in front of a sofa or armchair; a coffee table.

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1913 N.Y. Times 11 Dec. 7/2 (advt.) Oriental tea and cocktail tables with separate trays.

1965 J. M. Cain Magician's Wife (1966) ii. 18 Flanking it were two sofas, a cocktail table between.

2001 N.Y. Times 17 June ix. 3/3 The ‘living room’ has a spare red seating system and metal cocktail tables.

cocktail time n. a time at which cocktails are drunk; spec. the early evening, as a time of day associated with drinking cocktails as a social activity; cf. cocktail hour n.

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1893 Life 5 Oct. 215/1 I can only have my say at you boys for ten minutes at cocktail time, once a week.

1958 J. Betjeman Coll. Poems 260 Your lives were good and more secure Than ours at cocktail time in Pinner.

2008 Church Times 4 July 48/4 At home he would sit at his desk from nine to cocktail time, whether he wrote or not.

cocktail umbrella n. (a) a stylish umbrella, suitable for use as an accessory at a cocktail party (rare); (b) a miniature umbrella, typically made from a toothpick and brightly coloured or patterned paper, used to decorate cocktails, desserts, etc.

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1950 New Yorker 9 Dec. 133/1 For someone very soignée, a cocktail umbrella in black silk, with a black antelope handle studded with tiny rhinestones.

1971 Daily Tel. 27 Mar. 9/5 [Ingredients] 1 pint milk 3 marshmallows... A glace cherry 3 cocktail umbrellas (optional).

2010 J. Davis Cocktails 110 Garnish with pineapple wedges, a maraschino cherry, and a cocktail umbrella.

cocktail waitress n. a waitress who serves cocktails or other drinks in a cocktail bar or similar venue.

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the world > food and drink > food > serving food > [noun] > server of food > in inn or restaurant > woman

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waitress1834

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cocktail waitress1941

1941 Bakersfield Californian 29 Mar. 11/1 (advt.) Woody's Bar and Cocktail Lounge... Staff members include Florence ‘Mickey’ Classi..cocktail waitress..formerly of the Ritz.

1954 New Yorker 27 Mar. 71/3 The pretty cocktail waitresses a-tiptoe in their Western boots.

1975 El Paso (Texas) Herald-Post 9 May d2/4 (advt.) Experienced cocktail waitress needed for an elegant concept restaurant.

2010 K. Price-Glynn Strip Club i. 25 Working [in a strip club] as a cocktail waitress..I was playing hostess in the ultimate male playground.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	cocktail
释义	cocktailadj.n. Brit. /ˈkɒkteɪl/, U.S. /ˈkɑkˌteɪl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cock n.¹, cock v.¹, tail n.¹ Etymology: < either cock n.¹ or cock v.¹ + tail n.¹, hence literally either ‘a tail like that of a cock’ or ‘a tail that cocks up’; probably both have influenced different uses of the word. Compare earlier (rare) cock-tail adv.Use denoting mixed drinks. The origin of sense B. 3a is much discussed and debated. Probably it developed from senses A. 1 and B. 1, the semantic motivation probably being that a mixed drink, especially one in which a spirit was diluted with other ingredients, was not a ‘thoroughbred’ or of good breeding, or otherwise lacked social propriety. Other specific senses. In sense A. 2 after scientific Latin fucoides caudagalli, name formerly given to the organism of which the marks were thought to be the imprint (see note at sense). In sense A. 3 perhaps connected with the use of the Cocktail as a nickname of the Furnace Hill area of Sheffield (which is also mentioned in the source from which quot. 1888 at sense A. 3 is taken); there is unlikely to be any connection between this sense and sense B. 3a. A. adj. †1. a. Originally: designating a horse with a docked tail which sticks up; = cocktailed adj.¹ 1. Later: (of a racehorse) not thoroughbred (see note at sense B. 1b). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > rump and tail > [adjective] > relating to the tail > having a tail > having erect tail cocktail1750 cocktailed1798 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by breed > [adjective] > thoroughbred or highly bred > not cocktail1860 1750 London Evening-Post 17 Feb. (advt.) A black Cock Tail Gelding, about fifteen Hands high. ?1780 Heroic Epist. Peggy Mullcahy to Æsculapius 5 Thus my love each visit pays, In chariot gilt, with cock-tail greys. 1796 J. Lawrence Philos. & Pract. Treat. Horses I. ii. 89 Those fine cock-tail nags, sold by the dealers of the present day. 1860 R. E. Egerton-Warburton Hunting Songs (ed. 2) 119 A hundred good horses, both cocktail and blood. 1875 Catal. Sale Sir G. Cholmley's Stud (Tattersall) 1 The half-bred Stock is well enough bred to win Hunters' races and Steeplechases..being of the best Cocktail strains. b. In extended use: characterized by a lack of gentility or good breeding; lacking social propriety. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [adjective] > ill-mannered > ill-bred foul-itowenc1225 villain1340 villainous?a1366 lewdc1380 ungentle1398 low-bred1599 ill-bred1622 unbred1622 underbred1650 unjaunty1671 ungenteel1676 half-bred1694 ingenteel1694 cocktail1835 mal élevé1878 hairy at the heel1890 1835 R. S. Surtees in New Sporting Mag. Mar. 320 Jorrocks. You've perhaps heard tell of the Surrey unt [i.e. hunt]? Stranger. Cock-tail affair, isn't it? 1850 Marquess of Dalhousie Let. 5 Nov. in Private Lett. (1910) 144 I was surprised to see him so cocktail; but he felt he could not face me. 1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 27 Aug. 9/1 To breed tame fowls and then blow them away from the end of their guns is snobbish and cocktail. 2. Of or relating to a fossil thought to resemble the curling feathers of a cock's tail; (also) designating such a fossil. Now rare.Originally thought to have been the imprint of marine algae, these fossils are now thought to be the fossilized burrows of an extinct polychaete worm. ΚΠ 1840 W. W. Mather in Communication transmitting Rep. Geol. Surv. State (N.Y. State Assembly: No. 50) 237 Cocktail grit of Dr. Eights, characterized by fucoides caudagalli. 1866 Athenæum No. 2025. 212/3 Vestiges of cocktail fucoids, coralloids. 1944 N.Y. State Mus. Bull. No. 336 93 Abrupt cessation of the ‘cocktail’ (Taonurus) markings. 1963 W. R. Jillson Geol. Area Stanton 13 Some rather large specimens of the ‘cocktail fossil’ Taonurus caudigalli. †3. English regional (northern). Of beer: fresh, foaming. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > ale or beer > [adjective] > frothy barmy1535 cocktail1888 the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > ale or beer > beer > [adjective] > qualities strengthful1584 shire1721 deadish1742 entire1742 foxed1743 maltless1828 quarred1871 cocktail1888 fretty1897 light-struck1908 skunked1970 cask-conditioned1975 1888 S. O. Addy Gloss. Words Sheffield 48 Cock-tail, fresh and foaming. Only applied to beer. B. n. I. Senses denoting an animal or (in extended use) a person. †1. a. A horse with a docked tail which sticks up; a cocktailed horse (see cocktailed adj.¹ 1). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > body or parts of horse > [noun] > tail > docked > horse having curtal1530 bob-tail1676 cocktail1781 1781 L. MacNally Sentimental Excursions 151 What say you, my dear—long-tails or cock-tails for the journey? 1885 J. G. Wood Horse & Man xv. 266 ‘Bang-tail, cock-tail, dock-tail, nick-tail.’ With the greatest regret I have seen these exploded fashions creeping slowly but surely back again. The tail, which some years ago was allowed to preserve its natural and beautiful form, has been gradually shortened. b. Horse Racing. A racehorse which is not a thoroughbred; a horse of mixed or inferior breed. Obsolete.Probably with allusion to the fact that the types of horses which commonly had their tails docked in the way described at sense B. 1a were typically not thoroughbreds. Cf. note at cocktailed adj.¹ 1. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by breed > [noun] > thoroughbred horse > not thoroughbred kadisha1817 cocktail1842 catch colt1857 underbred1880 1808 G. Ellis Let. 23 Sept. in J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Sir W. Scott (1837) II. v. 163 It is certainly painful to see a race-horse in a hackney-chaise, but..the wretched cock-tail on whom the same task is usually imposed, must shortly become a martyr in the service. 1842 W. M. Thackeray Fitz-Boodle's Confessions in Fraser's Mag. June 707 I can't afford a thorough-bred, and hate a cocktail. 1881 Dr. Gheist 225 The fellow said my legs were too long for riding anything but sixteen-hand Irish cock-tails. c. In extended use: a person (esp. a man) with pretensions of gentility but lacking good breeding, a parvenu; a person lacking a sense of socially correct or appropriate behaviour. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > [noun] > parvenu or imitator of upper classes Jack-gentleman1550 truck-knight1625 court-card1699 parvenu1787 cocktail1839 gent1843 shoneena1849 snob1848 shoddyite1865 got-up1881 shoddy1904 1839 F. P. D. Radcliffe Noble Sci.: Ideas Fox-hunting 67 It will be found in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred, where the harmony of any society is disturbed by an obnoxious individual, that he is a cock-tail; a low, underbred fellow; one, in short, who never could have had a grandfather. 1840 H. Grote Let. 7 Feb. in H. Wikoff Reminisc. of Idler (1880) 558 Madame L. will prove to be a half-bred ‘cock-tail’, as we say of the equine species here. 1854 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes I. xxx. 294 Such a selfish, insolent, coxcomb as that, such a cocktail. 1907 Truth (Sydney) 25 Aug. 4/7 They ‘sool’ their plutish prints on to proclaim him a cocktail, a renegade, a coward. 2. More fully cocktail beetle. Any of various rove beetles which habitually raise the hind end and open the jaws in a threatening manner when alarmed, esp. the devil's coach-horse Ocypus olens; = cocktailed beetle n. at cocktailed adj.¹ Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Staphylinoidea > family Staphylinidae > member of (rove-beetle) > goerius olens (cocktail, devil's coach-horse) devil's coach-horse?1800 cocktail1829 cocktailed beetle1861 1829 J. F. Stephens Systematic Catal. Brit. Insects i. 256 Rove-beetles, Cock-tails. 1862 J. G. Wood Illustr. Nat. Hist. (new ed.) II. 375 A not very common species of cocktail beetle, the Staphylinus erythropterus is a very favourite prey of this bird. 1880 W. H. Patterson Gloss. Words Antrim & Down Coffin-cutter, Ocypus olens, the cock-tail, an insect larger than an earwig, of a black colour. Called also the Devil's Coachman. 1913 H. G. Stanley Insect Life 94 If one cocktail is placed in the path of another a fight will often ensue, and it is generally ‘to the death’. 1973 Guardian 14 Dec. 14/2 Many small cocktail beetles, spiders and certain wingless flies..flourish in the local swamps in the depth of winter. 2010 Kentish Express (Nexis) 30 Sept. Another name for the beetle is the cocktail beetle, not after a drink, but due to the posture of its tail when alarmed! II. An alcoholic mixed drink, and derived senses. 3. a. Originally U.S. Originally: (the name of) a particular type of alcoholic drink, consisting of a spirit mixed with bitters, water, and sugar. Later: any alcoholic drink made by mixing a spirit or spirits with other ingredients such as a liqueur, fruit juice, etc. Also with modifying word specifying the primary ingredient of the drink.See note in etymology on the likely origin of this sense.There was a gradual transition between the term being used to denote a specific type of mixed drink—essentially a sling (sling n.⁵ 1) with the addition of bitters—and it being used to refer to any alcoholic mixed drink. Clear references to drinks made with ingredients other than those of the original cocktail can be found from the mid 19th century (see for example quot. 1864), and the transition was substantially complete by the beginning of the 20th century.As the later generic sense ‘alcoholic mixed drink’ developed, individual types of cocktail were typically distinguished by a particular name. See, for example, Manhattan n.² (first attested 1882), Martini n.² (1884), old-fashioned n. 2 (1912), mojito n. (1934), Bloody Mary n. 2 (1939), White Russian n. 3 (1965). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > cocktail > [noun] cocktail1803 rooster tail1844 1803 Farmer's Cabinet (Amherst, New Hampsh.) 28 Apr. Drank a glass of cocktail—excellent for the head... Call'd at the Doct's... Drank another glass of cocktail. 1806 Balance (Hudson, N.Y.) 13 May 146 Cock tail, then, is a stimulating liquor, composed of spirits of any kind, sugar, water, and bitters. 1839 F. Marryat Diary in Amer. III. 288 He frequents the bar, calls for gin cocktails, chews tobacco, and talks politics. 1848 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. (rev. ed.) vii. iii. 393 They [sc. the inhabitants of Maryland] lay claim to be the first inventors of those recondite beverages, cock-tail, stone-fence, and sherry cobbler. 1864 G. A. Sala in Daily Tel. 23 Aug. To order champagne cocktails and fifty cent cabanas. 1882 J. Hawthorne Fortune's Fool (1883) i. xxvii I would make no more of burglariously entering your premises..than I would of swallowing a whisky cocktail. 1931 M. de la Roche Finch's Fortune vi. 103 He..sipped cocktails in the lounge. 1948 New Yorker 6 Nov. 64/2 Cocktails are now so numerous that no bartender..can remember how to make all of them. 2006 Times 7 Sept. (T2 section) 17 This cocktail is a classic Venetian Bellini, with a bitter, blood-coloured twist. b. In plural and singular. A social gathering or event at which cocktails are served; a cocktail party. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > social gathering > party > [noun] > drinking-party potationa1500 symposium1711 wine-party1829 shout1854 wine1857 grog-fight1864 punch1871 grog1888 beer drink1895 cocktail party1903 cocktails1922 jollo1934 sherry party1936 shebeen1943 sundowner1944 wine and cheese (party, etc.)1961 kegger1966 sherry morning1976 1922 H. B. Hermon-Hodge Up against it in Nigeria iii. 41 It was at cocktails the previous night with Baba that I first made the acquaintance of..Laws. 1958 ‘A. Bridge’ Portuguese Escape ii. 20 I must go to a cocktail at the Belgian Embassy. 1994 tr. in Deb. House of Commons (Canada) 26 May 4490/1 These are not people who go to cocktails or to social activities to which members of Parliament are invited and which I attend as little as possible. 4. figurative and in extended use. a. A mixture or combination of factors or elements.In early use typically with direct metaphorical reference to sense B. 3a; in quot. 1868 as an epithet for Lotta Crabtree (1847–1924), American actress and entertainer. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being mixed or blended > [noun] > a mixture mingingOE mungc1175 meddlingc1384 mellaya1400 mixture?a1425 commixtion?a1439 medley1440 brothc1515 mingly1545 mingle1548 maslin1574 miscellane1582 commixture1590 flaumpaump1593 salad1603 miscellany1609 common1619 cento1625 misturea1626 mixtil1654 concrete1656 contemperation1664 ragout1672 crasis1677 alloy1707 mixtible1750 galimatias1762 misc.1851 syllabub1859 mixtry1862 cocktail1868 blend1883 admix1908 mix-up1918 mix1959 meld1973 katogo1994 the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being combined > [noun] > a combination > of factors, circumstances, etc. cocktail1981 1868 Boston Daily Advertiser 17 Aug. 1/9 John Brougham lately called Miss Lotta a ‘dramatic cocktail’, and on being asked why he did so, wrote the following impromptu:—Because in Lotta we can see Artistic concentration Of sweetness, strength, and piquancy—A pungent combination! 1931 Washington Post 27 Sept. 20/2 In defiance of prohibition, let us start with a cocktail of criticism. 1953 Times of India 14 Oct. 10/2 The ebullient Moin made a heady cocktail of his speed, ball control, positioning and passing. 1981 P. Carey Bliss v. 230 There was no joy in their triumphs, only anger, revenge, nose-thumbing, name-calling, and..Harry..lent to this unpleasant cocktail a dominant flavour of fear. 2015 New Yorker 30 Mar. (Mag.) 75/2 The worldwide Y2K hysteria, a nutty cocktail of digital overthink and Luddite millennialism. b. A dish consisting of small pieces of food, such as chopped fruit salad or shellfish in a sauce or seasoning, which is typically served cold as an appetizer or light refreshment, traditionally in a glass. Usually with modifying word specifying the main ingredient.Recorded earliest in fruit cocktail n. at fruit n. Compounds 2.lobster cocktail, oyster cocktail, prawn cocktail, shrimp cocktail: see the first element. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > hors d'oeuvres dishes > [noun] smorgasbord1879 zakuska1885 cocktail1896 meze1904 party mix1925 pupu1950 tapénade1952 tapas1953 relish1954 pincho1966 1896 Morning Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) 12 Jan. 6/7 (advt.) Russian caviar; assorted fruit cocktails; soup stocks; [etc.]. 1900 Ladies' Home Jrnl. Oct. 48/1 Clam and oyster cocktails... The cocktails should be mixed at least a half hour before serving time... They are eaten with an oyster-fork. 1959 N. Mailer Advts. for Myself (1961) iii. 231 Taking off to greet new arrivals whose crabmeat cocktail she nibbled on. 1960 M. Patten Cookery in Colour no. 23 The correct way of serving these cocktails, though, is to use glasses, when the lettuce should be shredded very finely and put at the bottom of the glasses. 2001 Fodor's Healthy Escapes (rev. ed.) 255 Seafood cocktail, seviche of marinated sea bass and shrimp, chicken with fine herbs. c. Any mixture of liquids, esp. one which is in some way either harmful or medicinal. Hence: a combination or blend of a number of different therapeutic or recreational drugs, in any form.atomic cocktail, Brompton cocktail, lytic cocktail, Molotov cocktail: see the first element. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > chemical admixture or isolation > [noun] > dangerous mixture of chemical substances cocktail1901 atomic cocktail1941 the world > matter > chemistry > chemical substances > [noun] > chemicals > mixture of chemicals stagma1681 cocktail1901 1901 Yale Fun 38/1 ‘It is an interesting work,’ said he modestly, as he mixed himself a cock-tail of laudanum and cocaine. 1904 Broadway Weekly 18 Aug. 21 A number of clericals..who would not know a golden fizz from a bi-chloride of mercury cocktail. 1971 Daily Tel. 16 Apr. 3 A clerk..died after lying unconscious for a month as a result of drinking a ‘cocktail’ of drugs which included cannabis. 1978 Guardian 12 May 4 Aquatic animals are subjected to a varying toxic cocktail that depends on the activities of local industry. 1992 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 6 Dec. 50/2 All psychiatric drugs are..likely to cause side effects..that need to be counteracted with still more drugs in a polypharmaceutical ‘cocktail’. 2006 Vanity Fair Feb. 134/1 A near-lethal cocktail of cocaine and heroin. †III. A type of beer. 5. British School slang. A type of beer, perhaps fresh, foaming beer (cf. sense A. 3). Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days i. vi. 142 ‘Bill,..the half-hour hasn't struck.’ ‘Here, Bill, drink some cocktail.’.. Bill drank the proffered cocktail not unwillingly. Compounds C1. General use as a modifier, and with verbal nouns and participles forming compounds in which cocktail expresses the object of the underlying verb, in sense B. 3a, as in cocktail-drinking, cocktail list, cocktail-maker, cocktail menu, cocktail tray, etc.Some of the more significant compounds of this type are treated at Compounds 2. See also cocktail party n. ΚΠ 1870 E. P. Hingston Genial Showman 99/2 Your card-playing, cocktail-drinking Californians! 1893 Philadelphia Inquirer 4 July (Morning ed.) 2/6 Many attacks of indigestion are due to the cocktail habit. 1910 Sat. Evening Post 3 Sept. 10/1 He trailed his thumb across the whisky and cocktail list on the bill-of-fare. 1958 M. Stewart Nine Coaches Waiting vi. 73 The entry of Seddon with the cocktail tray interrupted us. 1988 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 2 Aug. (Good Living section) 1 This attractive eatery..boasts an extensive cocktail menu. 2005 City News (Brisbane) 17 Nov. 5/3 (caption) Ready to shake it with the best cocktail makers. C2. cocktail attire n. semi-formal attire suitable for wearing at a cocktail party.Often used as an indication of the dress code for an event, party, etc. ΚΠ 1932 N.Y. Times 22 July 30 American names were featured [at the fashion show]..such as..‘Casino’ and ‘Dividend’ for her Sunday night and cocktail attire. 2014 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 20 Nov. e8/1 It used to be so simple. Get an invitation to a nice dinner, and the dress code was crystal clear: ‘black tie’ or ‘cocktail attire’. cocktail bar n. a bar which specializes in serving cocktails; (also) a bar or counter installed in a house, from which cocktails are served. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > drinking place > [noun] > tap-room or bar > other bars public bar1654 American bar1856 wine room1865 last chance saloon1869 four-ale1883 private bar1892 saloon bar1902 cocktail bar1908 cocktail lounge1934 porter bar1935 lounge bar1937 wine bar1938 dive bar1940 gay bar1947 open bar1947 piano bar1947 sherry-bar1951 public1957 leather bar1961 private1963 ouzeri1964 karaoke bar1977 1908 Dominion (Wellington, N.Z.) 26 May 8/6 The blessings of modern civilisation. Metal roads, reinforced concrete bridges, electric trams, cocktail bars. 1934 W. Plomer Invaders xiv. 262 What the visitors took to be a cocktail bar proved..to be a gramophone. 2014 London Evening Standard 9 Oct. (West End Final ed.) 42/1 A new cocktail bar with modern, interactive and fresh bespoke cocktails created with local, seasonal and homemade ingredients. cocktail cabinet n. a cabinet designed to contain bottles of spirits and mixers, glasses, etc., and usually incorporating a surface on which to mix cocktails. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > cupboard or cabinet > [noun] > other cupboards or cabinets Flanders chest1400 warestall1508 livery cupboard1571 boy1656 by-closet1696 corner-cupboard1711 India cabinet1721 pot-cupboard1789 housemaid's cupboard1843 monocleid1885 vargueño1911 console1925 cocktail cabinet1928 storage unit1951 1928 Illustr. London News 16 June 1080 (advt.) Polished Mahogany Cocktail Cabinet. 42 inches high. 2005 Saltscapes (Canada) Nov. (Home & Cottage Suppl.) 39/2 A less elaborate option is the cocktail cabinet: a free-standing drinks armoire. cocktail circuit n. a round of regular social events such as cocktail parties, esp. one attended by a particular group of people who habitually associate together. ΚΠ 1907 in J. A. Chaloner Scorpio App. 42 You can't beat the booze game... I cancelled my engagements on the cocktail circuit. 1946 N.Y. Times 7 Mar. 23/3 The main scene of the story..is in the countryside somewhere on the commuters' cocktail circuit near New York. 1978 Washington Post (Nexis) 21 July c1 The liberal-minded diplomat..whose easygoing manner had graced the Washington cocktail circuit. 2011 Fodor's Montréal & Québec City 92 Montréal's nightlife swings with a robust passion; from the early evening..after-work cocktail circuit, to the slightly later concerts and supper clubs. cocktail culture n. a culture or lifestyle in which drinking cocktails, or going to cocktail parties or cocktail bars, is a habitual social activity. ΚΠ 1940 New Horizons Nov. 26/2 Dedicated to the proposition that..the wealth of the privileged should not perish, the picture ends. Predicated upon the cocktail culture of our society. 1976 Aging Jan. 44/1 Social conditioning in a ‘cocktail culture’ also plays a major role in inducing people to drink... ‘Drinking is portrayed as a social virtue.’ 2010 New Yorker 10 May 21/1 The Manhattan Cocktail Classic gathered mixologists, academics, and boozehounds for lectures, workshops, and other events celebrating the resurgence of cocktail culture. cocktail dress n. a women's dress suitable for wearing at a cocktail party; esp. an elegant semi-formal dress reaching to just above or below the knee. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > dress, robe, or gown > types of > for specific purpose > other ball-dress1710 presentation dress1836 party frock1858 tea-gown1878 semi-evening gown1891 little black frock1898 cocktail dress1921 cocktail frock1926 little black dress1928 practice dress1934 1921 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Jrnl.-Gaz. 4 Sept. 17/3 (headline) Cocktail dress stirs Paris. 1935 Times 2 Oct. 17/4 An elaborate dinner ensemble tailored in heavy satin and with a full length skirt..makes a contrast to the cocktail dress which retains its skirt about 12 in. from the ground. 2015 Wall St. Jrnl. 14 Feb. d1/2 A Balenciaga cocktail dress..merges the structured satin of old Hollywood with a sheer fabric craftily appliquéd with tiny diamonds of embroidery. cocktail frock n. British = cocktail dress n. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > dress, robe, or gown > types of > for specific purpose > other ball-dress1710 presentation dress1836 party frock1858 tea-gown1878 semi-evening gown1891 little black frock1898 cocktail dress1921 cocktail frock1926 little black dress1928 practice dress1934 1926 China Press (Shanghai) 25 Sept. 14/5 Garbed in a ‘cocktail frock’, ‘Mlle. Flapper’ may wave a shaker right through into the evening without bothering to change her attire. 1959 Harrods News Summer 5 A matalessé cocktail frock with scooped neck. 2017 Irish Daily Mirror (Nexis) 19 July 24 Decadent dressing at Christmas is all about dazzling metallics and shimmering sequins from the pretty party cocktail frocks to the showstopping New Year's Eve ball gowns. cocktail glass n. a type of glass used for drinking cocktails; esp. a stemmed glass with a distinctive flared or rounded bowl. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > containers for drink > drinking vessel > [noun] > glass glassc888 verrea1382 Venice glass1527 rummer1625 bottle glass1626 Malaga glassa1627 flute1649 flute-glass1668 long glass1680 mum-glass1684 toasting glass1703 wine glass1709 tulip-glass1755 tun-glass1755 water glass1779 tumbler-glass1795 Madeira glass1801 tumbling glass1803 noggin glass1805 champagne glass1815 table glass1815 balloon glass1819 copita1841 firing glass1842 nobbler1842 thimble glass1843 wine1848 liqueur-glass1850 straw-stem1853 pokal1854 goblet1856 mousseline1862 pony glass1862 long-sleever1872 cocktail glass1873 champagne flute1882 yard-glass1882 sleever1896 tea-glass1898 liqueur1907 dock-glass1911 toast-master glass1916 Waterford1916 stem-glass1922 Pilsner glass1923 Amen glass1924 ballon1930 balloon goblet1931 thistle glass1935 snifter1937 balloon1951 shot-glass1955 handle1956 tulip1961 schooner1967 champagne fountain1973 1873 Marion (S. Carolina) Star 3 Sept. Pour in your gin or champagne..strain it in a cocktail glass..drop in piece of lemon peel, and then swallowed libitum. 1907 E. Wharton Fruit of Tree iii. xxiv. 354 Leaving everywhere in her wake a trail of cigarette ashes and cocktail glasses. 2014 Daily Tel. 9 Jan. 23/3 A squeeze of fresh lime and a few drops of Angostura bitters in a cocktail glass filled with sparkling water on the rocks. cocktail gown n. a women's elegant semi-formal gown suitable for wearing at a cocktail party; cf. cocktail dress n. ΚΠ 1935 Times 25 Nov. 17/5 A dinner or cocktail gown. 1993 N.Y. Times Mag. 24 Oct. 119/2 In 1953, a pale neurasthenic youth from French Algeria won the coveted International Wool Secretariat contest for dress design with a cocktail gown. Yves Saint Laurent was just 17. cocktail hour n. the early evening, as a time of day associated with drinking cocktails as a social activity. ΘΚΠ the world > time > particular time > [noun] > an appointed or fixed time, day, or date > for something spec. payday1529 settling day1806 cocktail hour1893 happy hour1914 airdate1950 Holy Hour1953 1893 Harper's Weekly 23 May 497/1 He sits among his alcoholic fellows at the cocktail hour. 2013 Wall St. Jrnl. 26 June b8/1 As the workday in many tech and media companies stretches past the cocktail hour, more companies are stocking full bars and beer fridges. cocktail-length adj. designating dresses and skirts having a length similar to that of a cocktail dress, typically reaching to just above or just below the knee. ΚΠ 1929 Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) Times-Leader 28 June 16/1 (advt.) Party and dance wear... One and two-pieces, some with transparent velvet cocktail length jackets. 1959 Winnipeg Free Press 11 July 13/1 The bride..looked charming in a cocktail length gown of white nylon chiffon over white taffeta. 2013 K. Kwan Crazy Rich Asians iii. iii. 271 I brought this cute cocktail-length black-and-white dress from Reiss. cocktail lounge n. a bar, typically in a hotel, restaurant, etc., where cocktails and other alcoholic drinks are served. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > drinking place > [noun] > tap-room or bar > other bars public bar1654 American bar1856 wine room1865 last chance saloon1869 four-ale1883 private bar1892 saloon bar1902 cocktail bar1908 cocktail lounge1934 porter bar1935 lounge bar1937 wine bar1938 dive bar1940 gay bar1947 open bar1947 piano bar1947 sherry-bar1951 public1957 leather bar1961 private1963 ouzeri1964 karaoke bar1977 1934 Bakersfield Californian 7 Mar. 12/7 It is a sort of cocktail lounge. 2006 Food & Trav. Jan. 20/3 The hotel is offering..$50 of credit for use in either the ‘high-energy’ restaurants, cocktail lounge, spa or oasis beach club. cocktail mixer n. (a) a person who mixes cocktails, esp. as part of his or her job; (b) a container in which cocktails are mixed; spec. = cocktail shaker n. ΚΠ 1875 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Daily Sentinel 9 Feb. 2/3 A Detroit cocktail mixer won $2 on a wager. 1881 Rocky Mountain News (Denver, Colorado) 29 Mar. 2/2 We dip a cup—a cocktail mixer, for we are aristocrat in all things..—into the barrel and drink the water. 1959 N.Y. Times Mag. 12 July 33/3 Put the liquids over ice cubes in a cocktail mixer; stir well until thoroughly chilled. 2005 City News (Brisbane) 17 Nov. 5/3 South-East Queensland's most creative cocktail mixers are set to stir, shake and garnish their way to glory on Monday. cocktail music n. music of a kind played in the background at a cocktail party or cocktail bar, now typically characterized as softly melodious, light, bland, and unobtrusive; such music as a genre. ΚΠ 1925 F. S. Fitzgerald Great Gatsby iii. 49 The lights grow brighter as the earth lurches away from the sun, and now the orchestra is playing yellow cocktail music. 1934 Washington Post 28 Dec. 11 Although locally noted for his dance and cocktail music, the soft spot in Sidney's heart is for gypsy songs. 1968 Times 15 Mar. 8 Tinkling Manhattan cocktail music gently insinuates itself between the leather-topped boxes on which two young things sit. 2008 Cathedral Music Nov. 14/1 The BBC Messageboard was filled with comment, describing the service as ‘sentimental slush’ or ‘cocktail music’. cocktail napkin n. a small napkin (originally made of linen, now usually of absorbent paper) designed to be placed under a drink when it is served, and now often used for scribbling a rough design or short message. ΚΠ 1913 Churchman (Hartford, Conn.) 20 Dec. 845/3 (advt.) Walpole Bros. Irish linen manufacturers... cocktail napkins..tea napkins..luncheon cloths [etc.]. 1930 V. Elliott & P. D. Stong Shake 'em Up 14 Chill the glasses.., place them in a circle on the tray, take the cocktail napkins from the drawer. 1965 Ogden (Utah) Standard-Examiner 26 Nov. 1 b/3 A will written on a cocktail napkin..has been tossed out of court. 2007 J. Díaz Brief Wondrous Life Oscar Wao iii. 115 Threw her drink, her glass, and then her purse at him... Then let him have it with a stack of cocktail napkins. cocktail onion n. a small pickled pearl onion, typically served on a cocktail stick as party food or as garnish for a cocktail. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > onion, leek, or garlic > [noun] > onion > types of onion hollekec1000 scallion1393 sybow1574 Portugal onion1647 shallot1664 Spanish onion1706 eschalot1707 Welsh onion1731 Reading onion1784 onionet1820 potato onion1822 tripoli1822 ramps1828 escalion1847 stone-leek1861 Egyptian onion1880 cocktail onion1927 Maui onion1967 1927 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 20 Aug. 9/2 Cocktail onions. 1951 E. David French Country Cooking 217 Pickled gherkins and baby cocktail onions. 1997 Independent on Sunday 12 Jan. (Review Suppl.) 64/3 A martinoid drink made with a cocktail onion instead of lemon peel. cocktail parasol n. = cocktail umbrella n. (b). ΚΠ 1950 Billboard 8 Apr. 209/1 Spring Specials! Pocket Mirrors..Plastic Men's Combs..Toothpick Knives..Cocktail Parasols. 2015 J. Grier Cocktails on Tap (e-book ed.) Strain the drink into an ice-filled rocks or collins glass. Garnish with cherries and a cocktail parasol. cocktail pianist n. a pianist who plays background music at a cocktail party, bar, etc., esp. one playing softly melodious, light, bland, and unobtrusive jazz; (hence) a pianist playing jazz which is characterized in this way (cf. cocktail piano n. (b)). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > instrumentalist > keyboard player > [noun] > piano-player > specific style cocktail pianist1946 stride pianist1978 1946 Tucson (Arizona) Daily Citizen 1 Feb. 14/2 Cocktail pianist. Private parties. 1962 New Yorker 21 July 68/2 Oscar Peterson (the best cocktail pianist in the business). 2003 N.Y. Times 21 Sept. ii. 13/3 He flourished under a more unorthodox instructor, a professional cocktail pianist with a stack of ‘fake’ books, the bootleg sheet-music compilations that taught him pop songs. cocktail piano n. (a) a piano used for playing background music in cocktail bars or similar venues; a piano on which music of this type (characterized as softly melodious, light, and bland) is played; (b) a style of playing jazz piano which is characterized as softly melodious, light, and bland. ΚΠ 1937 Nevada State Jrnl. 12 June 3 (advt.) Entertainment by Bill Mosier at the cocktail piano. 1951 N.Y. Times 4 Mar. 110 Cy Walter, whose style is a few cuts above ‘cocktail piano’. 1958 Daily Mail 7 Oct. 8/3 Robin Douglas-Home tinkling his cocktail piano. 1994 Wire Aug. 21/1 The proximity of Hollywood invited aspirant black singers to emulate Nat King Cole's success as a ‘sepia Sinatra’—cooing blues and ballads over tinkling cocktail piano. † cocktail powder n. Obsolete (apparently) a flavoured powder used as a ready-made ingredient for cocktails. ΚΠ 1865 Reader 8 July 40/2 Advertisements of quack medicines, patent skirts, cock-tail powders, plantation bitters. cocktail reception n. a social gathering, typically before an evening event, at which cocktails, and often also canapés, are served. ΚΠ 1926 Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Republican 12 Apr. 9/4 The court martial of Col. Alexander Williams, growing out of his alleged ‘cocktail’ reception for Brig. Gen. Smedley D. Butler upon the latter's arrival here. 1962 Quick Frozen Foods Sept. 121/1 Convention program..6.30 p.m. Cocktail reception..7.30 p.m. Dinner..9.30 p.m. Variety show. 1994 Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey) 26 Nov. 27/1 A black-tie gala..which begins with a cocktail reception at the Mansion itself. 2009 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 29 Apr. b5 (advt.) Our glasses will be raised for the extended cocktail reception, a sumptuous dinner and the fantastic awards program. cocktail ring n. an eye-catching dress ring, typically set with a large (but now often inexpensive or imitation) gemstone. ΚΠ 1936 San Antonio (Texas) Express 22 Mar. 4 d (advt.) Three-stone diamond cocktail ring set in two-tone gold. 1980 Lawrence (Kansas) Daily Jrnl.-World 13 Jan. (Advt. Suppl.) 2 A stylish Gemfire cocktail ring with a..solitaire center stone surrounded by 6 sparkling side stones... $19.95. 2009 H. Freeman Meaning of Sunglasses (rev. ed.) 114 Oversized fake cocktail rings work with both jeans and T-shirts or party outfits. cocktail sauce n. any of various sauces typically served with seafood; now esp. (a) (in North America) a spicy tomato sauce containing horseradish or chilli; (b) (in Britain, Australia, and elsewhere) a mild pink creamy sauce made with mayonnaise and tomato purée or ketchup (cf. Marie Rose n.). ΚΠ 1903 Marion (Ohio) Daily Star 3 Feb. 5/5 (advt.) Snider's cocktail sauce. 1922 Good Housekeeping Mar. 61 A good mixture for the cocktail sauce is as follows:..mix together one tablespoonful of catchup or chili sauce, one tablespoonful of lemon juice,..and one-fourth teaspoonful of Worcestershire sauce. 1935 Examiner (Launceston, Tasmania) 16 Jan. 12/5 Pour over..a little cocktail sauce made as follows: Mix together half a cupful of tomato catsup and a quarter cupful of mayonnaise [etc.]. 1960 M. Patten Cookery in Colour no. 25 Cocktail sauce for Prawn or Shrimp Cocktail. 1994 Which? Feb. 19/1 Sandwich fillings..included..bacon and egg with mayonnaise..avocado and prawn with cocktail sauce. 2009 Time Out N.Y. 15 Oct. 27/1 The piquillo pepper and green-curry mayo offered as adjuncts to house-made cocktail sauce are simply too potent for seafood this fresh. cocktail sausage n. a small sausage of a type served cold as party food, esp. on a cocktail stick. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > sausage > [noun] > types of sausage franchemyle1381 herbelade?c1390 haggisc1400 black puddinga1450 blood puddingc1450 bloodinga1500 liveringa1500 haggis pudding1545 white pudding1578 swine's pudding1579 hog's pudding1583 Bolognian sausage1596 bloodling1598 andouille1605 andouillet1611 cervelat1613 mortadella1613 polony1654 blacking1674 hacking1674 whiting1674 Oxford sausagec1700 saucisson1772 German sausage1773 saveloy1784 blood sausage1799 white hawse1819 liver sausage1820 black pot1825 chipolata1830 Bologna sausage1833 butifarra1836 mettwurst1836 Cambridge sausage1840 boudin1845 chorizo1846 German1847 liverwurst1852 salami1852 station-Jack1853 leberwurst1855 wurst1855 blutwurst1856 bag of mystery1864 Vienna sausage1865 summer sausage1874 wienerwurst1875 mealy pudding1880 whitepot1880 wiener1880 erbswurst1885 pepperoni1888 mystery bag1889 red-hot1890 weenie1891 hot dog1892 frankfurter1894 sav?1894 Coney Island1895 coney1902 garlic sausage1905 boloney1907 kishke1907 drisheen1910 bratwurst1911 banger1919 cocktail sausage1927 boerewors1930 soy sausage1933 thuringer1933 frank1936 fish sausage1937 knackwurst1939 foot-long1941 starver1941 soya sausage1943 soysage1943 soya link1944 brat1949 Vienna1952 kielbasa1953 Coney dog1954 tube steak1963 Weisswurst1963 Cumberland sausage1966 merguez1966 tripe sausage1966 schinkenwurst1967 boerie1981 'nduja1996 1927 Evening Democrat (Fort Madison, Iowa) 10 May 7/2 Cocktail sausage is the newest fad at the Ritz. 1961 Harrods Food News 5/2 Cocktail Sausages flavoured with chilli. 1999 Earth Matters Winter 36/3 She assumes that the adults in the household would rather die than eat chicken nuggets, cocktail sausages, crisps or chocolate. cocktail shaker n. a container in which the ingredients of a cocktail are vigorously shaken to mix them. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > preparation of drinks > [noun] > stirring or shaking utensil toddy stick1823 cocktail shaker1868 shaker1868 cocktail mixer1875 swizzle-stick1879 mixer1895 1868 G. A. Sala in Notes & Queries 24 Oct. 401/1 I never possessed a pair of ‘cocktail-shakers’ myself, but a young officer in the Blues..did possess..a brace of tall silver mugs in which the ingredients of the beverage known as a ‘cocktail’..are mixed, shaken together, and then scientifically discharged. 1928 Observer 17 June 15/4 A grimacing waiter tilts his cocktail-shaker. 1993 Martha Stewart Living Dec. 46/1 A stainless-steel cocktail shaker and strainer are indispensable for chilling and blending drinks ordered ‘straight up’. cocktail-shaking n. and adj. (a) n. the action or process of vigorously shaking the ingredients of a cocktail to mix them; (b) adj. characterized by cocktail-shaking. ΚΠ 1921 Times of India 2 July 8/1 (advt.) The ‘Conjuring’ Cocktail Shaker we are now offering make [sic] Cocktail Shaking absolutely easy. 1922 Mod. Stationer 25 mar. 25 (advt.) Our crap-shooting, cocktail-shaking, gay young people have a keen and fresh champion in Dorothy Speare. 2014 Wall St. Jrnl. 22 Nov. c14 A number of myths have arisen around cocktail shaking involving speed, duration, size of cubes, shaking style and so forth. cocktail snack n. (usually in plural) a small, typically bite-sized appetizer or snack suitable for eating with cocktails. ΚΠ 1927 China Press (Shanghai) 11 Dec. 6 (advt.) For the Christmas table we recommend our nice selection of herring dainties as hors d'oeuvres and cocktail snacks. 1960 N.Y. Herald-Tribune 19 July 18/2 Cachita's Banana Chips are..the newest cocktail snack in the city delicacy shops. 2006 Edmonton Jrnl. 17 May f1/2 It's just about sunset when the cooks at the Homeplace Ranch lay out a buffet of cocktail snacks on the long ranch-house table. cocktail stick n. a small pointed stick on which small items of party food, or pieces of garnish for a cocktail, may be served, and which may also be used for other purposes (see e.g. quot. 1928).Cf. cocktail onion n., cocktail sausage n.Rare in North American usage. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > setting table > table utensils > [noun] > cocktail stick cocktail stick1928 1928 Daily Mail 22 Mar. 19 Cut the kidneys into thin strips..and roll round them pieces of bacon, using a cocktail stick as a skewer. 1937 ‘M. Innes’ Hamlet, Revenge! i. 22 A luridly-tinged cherry speared on a cocktail-stick. 2004 Zest Dec. 96/2 Thread the tomato halves, basil leaves, mozzarella cubes (or halved bocconcini balls) and olives onto the cocktail sticks. cocktail suit n. a semi-formal suit, esp. for women, appropriate for wearing at a cocktail party. ΚΠ 1924 Daily Kennebec Jrnl. (Augusta, Maine) 12 June 6/6 ‘And then,’ she narrated proudly, ‘Uncle Steve stepped out, all dressed up in a cocktail suit.’ 1950 Leader Apr. 1 A slim girl..in a cocktail suit. 2009 Times 23 Nov. 22 Black and white shots of María Dolores de Cospedal in a smart cocktail suit. cocktail table n. a table on which to place cocktails or other drinks; (in later use usually) (North American) a low table typically placed in front of a sofa or armchair; a coffee table. ΚΠ 1913 N.Y. Times 11 Dec. 7/2 (advt.) Oriental tea and cocktail tables with separate trays. 1965 J. M. Cain Magician's Wife (1966) ii. 18 Flanking it were two sofas, a cocktail table between. 2001 N.Y. Times 17 June ix. 3/3 The ‘living room’ has a spare red seating system and metal cocktail tables. cocktail time n. a time at which cocktails are drunk; spec. the early evening, as a time of day associated with drinking cocktails as a social activity; cf. cocktail hour n. ΚΠ 1893 Life 5 Oct. 215/1 I can only have my say at you boys for ten minutes at cocktail time, once a week. 1958 J. Betjeman Coll. Poems 260 Your lives were good and more secure Than ours at cocktail time in Pinner. 2008 Church Times 4 July 48/4 At home he would sit at his desk from nine to cocktail time, whether he wrote or not. cocktail umbrella n. (a) a stylish umbrella, suitable for use as an accessory at a cocktail party (rare); (b) a miniature umbrella, typically made from a toothpick and brightly coloured or patterned paper, used to decorate cocktails, desserts, etc. ΚΠ 1950 New Yorker 9 Dec. 133/1 For someone very soignée, a cocktail umbrella in black silk, with a black antelope handle studded with tiny rhinestones. 1971 Daily Tel. 27 Mar. 9/5 [Ingredients] 1 pint milk 3 marshmallows... A glace cherry 3 cocktail umbrellas (optional). 2010 J. Davis Cocktails 110 Garnish with pineapple wedges, a maraschino cherry, and a cocktail umbrella. cocktail waitress n. a waitress who serves cocktails or other drinks in a cocktail bar or similar venue. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > serving food > [noun] > server of food > in inn or restaurant > woman Hebe1606 waitress1834 nippy1925 cocktail waitress1941 1941 Bakersfield Californian 29 Mar. 11/1 (advt.) Woody's Bar and Cocktail Lounge... Staff members include Florence ‘Mickey’ Classi..cocktail waitress..formerly of the Ritz. 1954 New Yorker 27 Mar. 71/3 The pretty cocktail waitresses a-tiptoe in their Western boots. 1975 El Paso (Texas) Herald-Post 9 May d2/4 (advt.) Experienced cocktail waitress needed for an elegant concept restaurant. 2010 K. Price-Glynn Strip Club i. 25 Working [in a strip club] as a cocktail waitress..I was playing hostess in the ultimate male playground. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022). cocktailv. Brit. /ˈkɒkteɪl/, U.S. /ˈkɑkˌteɪl/ Etymology: < cocktail n. (compare sense 3 at that entry). Compare slightly earlier cocktailed adj.² 1. transitive. To give a cocktail to (a person); to provide with cocktails. Now somewhat rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > providing or serving drink > [verb (transitive)] > supply with specific drink caudle1649 yill1808 whisky1830 toddyise1836 cocktail1861 wine1862 1861 Illinois Daily State Jrnl. 4 Feb. 1/4 I remember cocktailing a boy, and sangareeing a girl, and champagning a lot of mothers' happy recoveries after that. 1874 ‘O. North’ Rambles after Sport 70 I believe I cocktailed every cuss in the town. 1942 O. Nash Good Intentions 83 The last guest has been cocktailed and canapéed. 1981 N.Y. Amsterdam News 6 June 41/1 Rick Danielson who, with his wife and friends cocktailed us before flight time. 2. intransitive. To drink cocktails, esp. at a cocktail party. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > [verb (intransitive)] > drink intoxicating liquor > drink cocktails sling1836 cocktail1887 society > leisure > social event > social gathering > party > attending or giving party > attend or give party [verb (intransitive)] > cocktail party cocktail1887 1887 Los Angeles Times 3 Feb. 9/2 I resolutioned on that day, As spirits throbbed my head; But when the pangs next panged away, I just cocktailed instead. 1936 Times Lit. Suppl. 13 June 498/1 He spends his time cocktailing. 1961 X. Herbert Soldiers' Women 60 Materkins, who would be cocktailing somewhere else at this hour. 2012 Vanity Fair Mar. 304 Jesus, will we be the only ones cocktailing and In-N-Out-ing that night? Derivatives ˈcocktailing n. and adj. (a) n. the action of drinking cocktails or of attending a cocktail party; (b) adj. that drinks cocktails; given to drinking cocktails. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > [adjective] > drinking cocktails cocktailing1885 the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > [noun] > drinking intoxicating liquor > drinking of cocktails cocktailing1885 society > leisure > social event > social gathering > party > attending or giving party > [noun] > cocktail party cocktailing1885 society > leisure > social event > social gathering > party > attending or giving party > [adjective] > cocktail party cocktailing1885 1885 Public Opinion 18 Dec. 797/2 The incessant gorging and cocktailing, whiskey-souring, champagning..had done their fell work. 1919 G. B. Burgin Gentle Despot xvi. 174 Unfortunately, as we are not a cocktailing nation, you will have to base your opinion on champagne. 1935 Amer. Speech 10 192/2 She out-moderns the moderns in a frock that is made for cocktailing. 2015 N.Y. Times Mag. (National ed.) 27 Aug. d7/1 Locals here tend to draw sharp contrasts between laid-back Cape summers..and the cocktailing mobs of the Hamptons, shuttling between competing drinks parties. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : † cock-tailadv. < adj.n.1750v.1861 see also
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