cocktail

cocktail
I. noun Etymology: probably from 1cock + tail Date: 1806 1. a. an iced drink of wine or distilled liquor mixed with flavoring ingredients b. something resembling or suggesting such a drink as being a mixture of often diverse elements or ingredients <
a cocktail of remembered incidents and pure imagination — Charlotte Low
>
<
a cocktail of herbicides
>
c. a mixture of agents usually in solution that is taken or used together especially for medical treatment or diagnosis 2. an appetizer served as a first course at a meal II. adjective Date: 1852 1. of, relating to, or set aside for cocktails <
a cocktail hour
>
2. designed for semiformal wear <
a cocktail dress
>
III. noun Etymology: 1cock + tail Date: 1808 a horse with its tail docked

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