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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Strain into cocktail glass, garnish with a lemon peel. Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025 Only the color of the umbrella in the cocktail glass changed in different shots. Megan Morrone, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025 Strain off the ice either up into a cocktail glass or else onto fresh ice in a rocks glass, and garnish with a lime wheel or peel. Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025 The tradition is met with applause and clinking cocktail glasses from Gumbo Limbo, where dishes like grouper tacos pair with tropical drinks like hurricanes and pina coladas. Brittany Anas, Forbes, 5 Sep. 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 23 Feb. 2025.

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