martini

¹

[ mahr-tee-nee ]

noun

, plural mar·ti·nis.

1. a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.

Martini

²

[ mahr-tee-nee; Italian mahr-tee-nee ]

noun

1. Si·mo·ne [see-, maw, -ne], 1283–1344, Italian painter.

Martini

¹

/ marˈtiːni /

noun

1. MartiniSimone?12841344MItalianSieneseARTS AND CRAFTS: painter Simone (siˈmoːne). ?1284–1344, Sienese painter

Martini

²

/ mɑːˈtiːnɪ /

noun

1. an Italian vermouth
2. a cocktail of gin and vermouth

Word History and Origins

Origin of martini¹

First recorded in 1885–90; perhaps alteration of Martinez (an earlier alternate name of the drink, of disputed origin), by back formation (taking it as plural), or by association with the vermouth manufacturer Martini, Sola & Co. (later Martini & Rossi)

Word History and Origins

Origin of martini¹

C19 (sense 2): perhaps from the name of the inventor

Example Sentences

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.

From Washington Post

He preferred carrying his own bag, making his own martinis and talking to people himself — not through memos or messengers.

From Washington Post

This drink from Jillian Vose of the Dead Rabbit in New York City melds Irish coffee with the espresso martini for an invigorating tipple.

From Washington Post

While 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.”

From Washington Post

No attorney was listed for Martini in Fairfax County court records.

From Washington Post

One friend asked for a very dry martini, the other a Manhattan.

From The Daily Beast

At the end of dinner he came down and sat in front of me with a martini.

From The Daily Beast

After more innuendo-laden, sex-soaked back-and-forths, Eric poured a martini.

From The Daily Beast

“I was just with him at the Minetta Tavern, having a martini and a burger,” she says.

From The Daily Beast

Are there any martini glasses clinking when filming is done?

From The Daily Beast

Martini was on his mission to Vienna; but another valet was put into the chariot to support the Duke.

From Project Gutenberg

He heard no word of Martini's; he saw nothing of his busy arrangements for their flight.

From Project Gutenberg

Martini appeared from his little anti-room, with a lamp in his hand, as the prison clock struck ten.

From Project Gutenberg

The unoccupied pallet of Martini lay in one corner of this miserable anti-room.

From Project Gutenberg

Wharton made the bruised Martini enter also; and accompanying them himself, the voiture set off, escorted by his servants.

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