martini
a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.
Origin of martini
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Other definitions for Martin I (2 of 3)
Saint, died a.d. 655, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 649–655.
Other definitions for Martini (3 of 3)
Si·mo·ne [see-maw-ne], /siˈmɔ nɛ/, 1283–1344, Italian painter.
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How to use martini in a sentence
At Maison Premiere in Brooklyn, the house martini was prepared tableside, a choice of olives and lemon peel laid out in delicate bowls of ice.
How to garnish cocktails, now that you’re clinking glasses with friends again | M. Carrie Allan | May 21, 2021 | Washington PostHe preferred carrying his own bag, making his own martinis and talking to people himself — not through memos or messengers.
The epic, unlikely love story between Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip | Michael Rosenwald | April 9, 2021 | Washington PostThis drink from Jillian Vose of the Dead Rabbit in New York City melds Irish coffee with the espresso martini for an invigorating tipple.
In Irish whiskey’s resurgence, individuality reigns. Here’s how to celebrate it in cocktails. | M. Carrie Allan | March 12, 2021 | Washington PostWhile he perceives the area more tenderly when he goes back as an adult, it’s little wonder that he said in a late-career interview, “My idea of heaven is to settle down in a jet with a book, a notebook and a martini.”
Alfred Kazin’s “A Walker in the City” charts an intellectual awakening, block by block | Liza Weisstuch | March 4, 2021 | Washington PostNo attorney was listed for martini in Fairfax County court records.
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One friend asked for a very dry martini, the other a Manhattan.
Fashion Designer Oscar de la Renta, American Great, Dead at 82 | Tim Teeman | October 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAt the end of dinner he came down and sat in front of me with a martini.
'The Knick' Star Eve Hewson on Being Bono's Daughter and Injecting Cocaine Into Clive Owen's Penis | Kevin Fallon | August 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter more innuendo-laden, sex-soaked back-and-forths, Eric poured a martini.
“I was just with him at the Minetta Tavern, having a martini and a burger,” she says.
‘The Good Wife’s Christine Baranski on Life After Will Gardner’s Death | Jason Lynch | April 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAre there any martini glasses clinking when filming is done?
Emmys 2013: Linda Cardellini on ‘Mad Men,’ ‘Freaks and Geeks,’ and More | Marlow Stern | August 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTmartini was on his mission to Vienna; but another valet was put into the chariot to support the Duke.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterHe heard no word of martini's; he saw nothing of his busy arrangements for their flight.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane Portermartini appeared from his little anti-room, with a lamp in his hand, as the prison clock struck ten.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterThe unoccupied pallet of martini lay in one corner of this miserable anti-room.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterWharton made the bruised martini enter also; and accompanying them himself, the voiture set off, escorted by his servants.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane Porter
British Dictionary definitions for Martini (1 of 2)
/ (mɑːˈtiːnɪ) /
trademark an Italian vermouth
a cocktail of gin and vermouth
Origin of Martini
1British Dictionary definitions for Martini (2 of 2)
/ (Italian marˈtiːni) /
Simone (siˈmoːne). ?1284–1344, Sienese painter
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