martini
see also: Martini
Pronunciation Noun
Martini
Pronunciation Noun
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see also: Martini
Pronunciation Noun
martini (plural martinis)
- A cocktail made with gin or vodka and vermouth.
- Will you join us at six o’clock for martinis?
- My boss is out on another of his three-martini lunches.
- (sometimes, proscribed) Any cocktail served in a cocktail glass, often sweet or fruity and aimed at women.
- I love the chocolate martinis at Trendy Bar!
Martini
Pronunciation Noun
martini (plural martinis)
- (obsolete) A breech mechanism for a rifle.
- A type of rifle using similar features.
- 1888, Rudyard Kipling, ‘The Arrest of Lieutenant Golightly’, Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio 2005, p. 96:
- Now the butt of a Martini in the small of your back hurts a great deal
- 1888, Rudyard Kipling, ‘The Arrest of Lieutenant Golightly’, Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio 2005, p. 96:
martini (plural martinis)
- Alternative letter-case form of martini a cocktail made with gin or vodka and vermouth.
- A brand of Italian vermouth available in several versions, from the Martini & Rossi company.
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