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cock•tail



Pronunciation: (kok'tāl"), [key]
—n.
1. any of various short mixed drinks, consisting typically of gin, whiskey, rum, vodka, or brandy, with different admixtures, as vermouth, fruit juices, or flavorings, usually chilled and frequently sweetened.
2. a portion of food, as seafood served with a sauce, a mixture of fruits, or juice, served as the appetizer course of a meal.
3. Pharm.a beverage or solution concocted of various drugs.
4. any eclectic mixture or miscellaneous collection.

—v.i.
to drink cocktails, esp. at a cocktail party: They cocktailed before going to the theater.

—adj.
1. (of women's clothing) styled for semiformal wear: a cocktail dress.
2. of, pertaining to, used in, or suitable to the serving of cocktails: cocktail onions; cocktail napkins.

cock•tail



Pronunciation: (kok'tāl"), [key]
—n.
1. a horse with a docked tail.
2. a horse that is not a thoroughbred.
3. a man of little breeding who passes for a gentleman.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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