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Bloody Mary

noun

a mixed drink made principally with vodka and tomato juice.
Mary I.

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Origin of Bloody Mary

First recorded in 1955–60

Definition for bloody mary (2 of 2)

Mary I

noun

Bloody Mary, 1516–58, queen of England 1553–58 (wife of Philip II of Spain; daughter of Henry VIII).
Also called Mary Tudor.
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British Dictionary definitions for bloody mary (1 of 2)

Bloody Mary

noun

a drink consisting of tomato juice and vodka

British Dictionary definitions for bloody mary (2 of 2)

Mary I

noun

family name Tudor, known as Bloody Mary. 1516–58, queen of England (1553–58). The daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, she married Philip II of Spain in 1554. She restored Roman Catholicism to England and about 300 Protestants were burnt at the stake as heretics
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