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claret

(klærət)
Word forms: plural clarets
1. variable noun
Claret is a type of French red wine.
2. colour
Something that is claret is purplish-red in colour.
[literary]

claret in British English

(ˈklærət)
noun
1. mainly British
a red wine, esp one from the Bordeaux district of France
2. 
a. 
a purplish-red colour
b. 
(as adjective)
a claret carpet
Word origin
C14: from Old French (vin) claret clear (wine), from Medieval Latin clārātum, from clārāre to make clear, from Latin clārus clear

claret in American English

(ˈklærɪt)
noun
1. 
a dry red wine, esp. red Bordeaux
2. 
purplish red
: also claret red
adjective
3. 
purplish-red
Word origin
ME < OFr (vin) claret, clear (wine); dim. of cler, clear

Examples of 'claret' in a sentence
claret

Its chief reckons all patients can benefit from a decent glass of burgundy or claret.
The Sun (2016)
It just seems to depend on whether you wear claret or white with your blue.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Quality claret at a good price.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Each is claret red and guaranteed for 10 years.
The Sun (2016)
In York a conduit ran all day with white wine and claret.
Adam Nicolson GOD'S SECRETARIES: The Making of the King James Bible (2003)
Or to the man sipping a fine claret in first class on his way to Mustique?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
They are a proper club with a proper strip; more teams should wear claret and blue.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Purple or rich claret seems the colour of the moment, but pattern is also much the rage.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
If you have only a fiver to spend on a good claret, this is the one to go for.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The roast partridge is served up moist, while roast saddle of venison comes velvety soft and the colour of claret.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
A highly agreeable lunch was had, the claret was good and the conversation jovial.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Nor do I pack a fancy claret or burgundy.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The extreme option would be to change the colour seasonally, with a bright yellow in the summer and a deep claret red in the winter.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He was a connoisseur of fine wine (particularly claret) and enjoyed the opera.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
This is a very fine claret, rounded, smooth and deliciously warm.
Lockspeiser, Jerry & Gear, Jackie Thorsons Organic Wine Guide (1991)
George was still drinking claret when she returned to the dining-room, and made no signs of moving.
William Thackeray Vanity Fair (1837)
Claret and red burgundy would cope equally well, but the former's austerity just gives it the edge.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)

Word lists with
claret

purple, Wines

In other languages
claret

British English: claret NOUN
Claret is a type of French red wine.
  • American English: claret
  • Brazilian Portuguese: clarete
  • Chinese: 波尔多红酒
  • European Spanish: burdeos
  • French: bordeaux
  • German: roter Bordeauxwein
  • Italian: vino di Bordeaux
  • Japanese: クラレット
  • Korean: 프랑스 보르도산 적포도주 클라레
  • European Portuguese: clarete
  • Latin American Spanish: burdeos

Chinese translation of 'claret'

claret

(ˈklærət)

n (c/u)

  1. (= wine) 波尔(爾)多红(紅)葡萄酒 (Bōěrduō hóng pútáojiǔ)
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