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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Build all ingredients into a cocktail glass and stir to combine. Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2024 Shake and pour into your favorite festive cocktail glasses, with rims dipped in caramel and crushed gingerbread cookies. Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Dec. 2024 There's an uncanny, alien quality to her voice, which unfurls like incense smoke, while the track's speckled bongos and subtle chimes glint like light reflected off a cocktail glass. EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024 Shake, then strain into a martini or cocktail glass. Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cocktail glass 

Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

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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 8 Jan. 2025.

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