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 Definitions of claret  [ˈklær ɪt]  

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Definition of 'claret' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) claret
the dry red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France.

2.  claret
a similar wine made elsewhere.

3.  claret
Also called claret red. a deep purplish red.

Etymology:  (1350–1400; ME < AF, MF claret, cleret, alter., by suffix substitution, of OF claré wine mixed with honey and spices < ML clarātum= L clār(us)clear+-ātus -ate1)

Definition of 'claret' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) claret
a dark purplish-red color

2. (verb) claret, red Bordeaux
dry red Bordeaux or Bordeaux-like wine

3. (verb) claret
drink claret
"They were clareting until well past midnight"


Definition of 'claret' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) claret
the name first given in England to the red wines of Medoc, in France, and afterwards extended to all the red Bordeaux wines. The name is also given to similar wines made in the United States



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