Толковый словарь английского языка - cocktail
Cocktail
cocktail
I. noun Etymology: probably from 1cock + tail Date: 1806 1. an iced drink of wine or distilled liquor mixed with flavoring ingredients, something resembling or suggesting such a drink as being a mixture of often diverse elements or ingredients , a mixture of agents usually in solution that is taken or used together especially for medical treatment or diagnosis, an appetizer served as a first course at a meal, II. adjective Date: 1852 of, relating to, or set aside for ~s , designed for semiformal wear , III. noun Etymology: 1cock + tail Date: 1808 a horse with its tail docked
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n. 1 a usu. alcoholic drink made by mixing various spirits, fruit juices, etc. 2 a dish of mixed ingredients (fruit cocktail; shellfish cocktail). 3 any hybrid mixture. Phrases and idioms cocktail dress a usu. short evening dress suitable for wearing at a drinks party. cocktail stick a small pointed stick for serving an olive, cherry, small sausage, etc. Etymology: orig. unkn.: cf. earlier sense 'docked horse' f. COCK(1): the connection is unclear ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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