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: a small tool with a screw point, grooved shank, and cross handle for boring holes
: having a piercing or penetrating quality
: a drink consisting of sweetened lime juice and gin or vodka and sometimes carbonated or plain water
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Lily Templeton, WWD, 23 Oct. 2024
As a result, the daiquiri is made with banana rum, Aphrodite bitters, and spices; the gimlet contains Opihr gin, curry leaves, and pink peppercorns; and the martini combines vodka, Kashmiri chili, and pickle brine.
—Anna Sulan Masing, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2024
He’s got still-intact, onetime-heartthrob looks, bangs that fall right in the place that devastates you, and a smile that’s expressive even when his gimlet eyes aren’t.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Aug. 2024
Then Ser Simon Strong interrupts, asking him about the duck, and Daemon comes back to reality at the dinner table, where Alys Rivers is watching him with a gimlet eye.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 14 July 2024
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Noun
Dabs of caviar were liberally offered alongside each dish and there were pairings with tipples such as a vodka gimlet, which calls only for a liberal dose of lime juice.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 23 Oct. 2024
As a result, the daiquiri is made with banana rum, Aphrodite bitters, and spices; the gimlet contains Opihr gin, curry leaves, and pink peppercorns; and the martini combines vodka, Kashmiri chili, and pickle brine.
—Anna Sulan Masing, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2024
He’s got still-intact, onetime-heartthrob looks, bangs that fall right in the place that devastates you, and a smile that’s expressive even when his gimlet eyes aren’t.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Aug. 2024
Then Ser Simon Strong interrupts, asking him about the duck, and Daemon comes back to reality at the dinner table, where Alys Rivers is watching him with a gimlet eye.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 14 July 2024
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“Gimlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gimlet. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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