Definition of claret in English:

claret

noun ˈklarətˈklɛrət

mass noun

1A red wine from Bordeaux, or wine of a similar character made elsewhere.
a passable bottle of claret
count noun the prices of 1990 clarets
Example sentencesExamples
- The wine offered was the 1982 Château Mouton Rothschild, retailing at £1,000 a bottle and generally regarded as one of the great clarets of the 20th century.
- I never part company with my finest clarets and burgundies at Christmas.
- His cellar in Glasgow is still filled with clarets, Champagnes, white Burgundies and Gaja Barbarescos, most of them bought in London.
- True to form, the finished 2003 wines delivered record-breaking levels of tannin, sugar and alcohol; many châteaux have made clarets weighing in at 15 per cent-plus alcohol, as in Australia and California.
- Wine can follow you through your every mood: From champagne for celebration to mysterious, dusky clarets for contemplation, wine can be a constant travelling companion that allows you to wallow, or to rejoice.
- It is not that great wines were not made in Bordeaux in 2000, merely that in my tasting book, unlike my assessment of the ‘82 and ‘61 clarets, there are not enough of them.
- One wine writer of the old school refused to partner his great vintage clarets with smelly French cheeses, believing the pair to clash horribly.
- I've tasted many clarets of this level of quality with both venison and pheasant, and in every case it has proved an enjoyable accompaniment.
- Accountants reckon that while most of us know the price of turbot or fillet steak, few of us know the price of an obscure Bordeaux claret.
- The rare but flavoursome petit verdot grape is becoming fashionable in Bordeaux where it is used to give top clarets the edge.
- Only the rich had access to the very finest clarets of Bordeaux.
- The President was impressed with the claret and drained his glass in seconds.
- Here, in this small, unpretentious rural backwater on the right bank of Bordeaux's Gironde river, was where those who favoured silky, supple clarets bought their wine.
- He's got a mixture of clarets, red and white Burgundies, ports and Australian and South African wines.
- Consequently too many of the 2002 clarets I tasted had unpleasant bitter green tannins, hollow watery palates and dull finishes.
- For the traditionalists, I have found several exceptional clarets at very competitive prices.
- The pretty medieval hilltop right bank town of St Emilion produces pricey and prestigious clarets, so to get one this good and oozing with soft, juicy, cedary style for under £7 is a coup.
- Supper is going to be good and Tom has opened the most gorgeous bottle of claret which, I suspect, is older than either of us.
- The wine list is impressively traditional with clarets stretching back to 1979, but there is also a reasonable choice of wines by the glass.
- Today, we prize dry red and white wines from round the world, while 100 years ago - although clarets and Burgundies were relished - real admiration was saved for naturally sweet wines: the Sauternes, Tokajis and Trockenbeerenausleses.
- The quality of its wines can vary from light, fruity, serviceable clarets to the finest first growths capable of ageing for a century or more.
Synonyms
scarlet, red, crimson, vermilion, cinnabar, wine, wine-coloured, claret, claret-red, claret-coloured
1. 1.1 A deep purplish-red colour.
  Example sentencesExamples
  He was five feet six inches in height, of thick set, muscular figure and dressed in a short claret coloured coat and grey striped trousers.
  He was in a pea-green suit, she in a claret gown.
  The hottest hair colors for 1997 included deep clarets, rich blueberry and caramel.
  Our current idea is for claret coloured suede, which will look good on the new Nepalese carpet (predominantly green, contemporary design, traditionally woven).
  The colour range includes fawns, blues and claret.
  She sported a sophisticated attire of a white midriff top, violet vest, and short purple skirt with matching claret boots.
  ‘They can wear rich, jewel-like colours such as claret, emerald or very, very deep creams,’ she advises.
  Tie them in a variety of colours: especially red, orange, claret and shades of these.
  When the claret and cream coloured Strathclyde rail service thunders past, conversation becomes difficult.
  The training ground has been repainted, the traditional claret replaced with brighter and more cheerful colours.
  Today's underpants colour: I guess you'd call them claret.
  Matthew's character Neville and Harry Potter are both in Gryffyndor house whose team colours are claret and amber.
  Floral tributes - from a single white rose to huge bouquets of mixed blooms - left the memorial covered with a carpet of the club's colours of claret and amber as flowers, shirts and scarves were laid in memory of those who died.
  The light outside the windows changed, from bright golden sunlight to a deep claret.
  The beer has been specially devised to give it a distinctive claret colour and (for the more imaginative beer suppers) an amber-coloured head, hence resembling the club's home strip.
  The most useful colours are black, red, claret, olive and shades of these basic colours.
  Examples of complementary colors to a red color theme is burgundy, wine, claret red, dark pink, and purple.
  I use claret coloured silk, but that is irrelevant: use any natural colour.
  There was one other car built, this was painted in a claret colour and the photo is of this one.
  Although pupils at Belle Vue Boys school used to wear claret and amber uniforms, they are not the civic colours of Manningham or Bradford.
2. 1.2archaic, informal Blood.

Origin

Late Middle English (originally denoting a light red or yellowish wine, as distinct from a red or white): from Old French (vin) claret and medieval Latin claratum (vinum) 'clarified (wine)', from Latin clarus 'clear'.

The Old French term vin claret ‘clear wine’ was originally applied to a light red or yellowish wine, as distinct from either a red or white wine. Claret was used in English with this meaning until around 1600, when people started using the word to talk about red wines generally. Nowadays the term refers particularly to the red wines imported from Bordeaux. In books or films about London gangsters you might come across claret used as a slang term for ‘blood’. This goes back at least as far as 1604, and was originally boxing slang.

Rhymes

carat, carrot, garret, karat, parrot

Definition of claret in US English:

claret

nounˈklerətˈklɛrət

1A red wine from Bordeaux, or wine of a similar character made elsewhere.
a passable bottle of claret
count noun the prices of 1990 clarets
Example sentencesExamples
- The rare but flavoursome petit verdot grape is becoming fashionable in Bordeaux where it is used to give top clarets the edge.
- True to form, the finished 2003 wines delivered record-breaking levels of tannin, sugar and alcohol; many châteaux have made clarets weighing in at 15 per cent-plus alcohol, as in Australia and California.
- Here, in this small, unpretentious rural backwater on the right bank of Bordeaux's Gironde river, was where those who favoured silky, supple clarets bought their wine.
- The pretty medieval hilltop right bank town of St Emilion produces pricey and prestigious clarets, so to get one this good and oozing with soft, juicy, cedary style for under £7 is a coup.
- I've tasted many clarets of this level of quality with both venison and pheasant, and in every case it has proved an enjoyable accompaniment.
- The President was impressed with the claret and drained his glass in seconds.
- Only the rich had access to the very finest clarets of Bordeaux.
- Today, we prize dry red and white wines from round the world, while 100 years ago - although clarets and Burgundies were relished - real admiration was saved for naturally sweet wines: the Sauternes, Tokajis and Trockenbeerenausleses.
- It is not that great wines were not made in Bordeaux in 2000, merely that in my tasting book, unlike my assessment of the ‘82 and ‘61 clarets, there are not enough of them.
- Supper is going to be good and Tom has opened the most gorgeous bottle of claret which, I suspect, is older than either of us.
- One wine writer of the old school refused to partner his great vintage clarets with smelly French cheeses, believing the pair to clash horribly.
- His cellar in Glasgow is still filled with clarets, Champagnes, white Burgundies and Gaja Barbarescos, most of them bought in London.
- Accountants reckon that while most of us know the price of turbot or fillet steak, few of us know the price of an obscure Bordeaux claret.
- I never part company with my finest clarets and burgundies at Christmas.
- The quality of its wines can vary from light, fruity, serviceable clarets to the finest first growths capable of ageing for a century or more.
- He's got a mixture of clarets, red and white Burgundies, ports and Australian and South African wines.
- The wine offered was the 1982 Château Mouton Rothschild, retailing at £1,000 a bottle and generally regarded as one of the great clarets of the 20th century.
- The wine list is impressively traditional with clarets stretching back to 1979, but there is also a reasonable choice of wines by the glass.
- Wine can follow you through your every mood: From champagne for celebration to mysterious, dusky clarets for contemplation, wine can be a constant travelling companion that allows you to wallow, or to rejoice.
- For the traditionalists, I have found several exceptional clarets at very competitive prices.
- Consequently too many of the 2002 clarets I tasted had unpleasant bitter green tannins, hollow watery palates and dull finishes.
Synonyms
scarlet, red, crimson, vermilion, cinnabar, wine, wine-coloured, claret, claret-red, claret-coloured
1. 1.1 A deep purplish-red color.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Matthew's character Neville and Harry Potter are both in Gryffyndor house whose team colours are claret and amber.
  When the claret and cream coloured Strathclyde rail service thunders past, conversation becomes difficult.
  ‘They can wear rich, jewel-like colours such as claret, emerald or very, very deep creams,’ she advises.
  The beer has been specially devised to give it a distinctive claret colour and (for the more imaginative beer suppers) an amber-coloured head, hence resembling the club's home strip.
  I use claret coloured silk, but that is irrelevant: use any natural colour.
  The colour range includes fawns, blues and claret.
  Tie them in a variety of colours: especially red, orange, claret and shades of these.
  The most useful colours are black, red, claret, olive and shades of these basic colours.
  He was in a pea-green suit, she in a claret gown.
  The light outside the windows changed, from bright golden sunlight to a deep claret.
  There was one other car built, this was painted in a claret colour and the photo is of this one.
  He was five feet six inches in height, of thick set, muscular figure and dressed in a short claret coloured coat and grey striped trousers.
  She sported a sophisticated attire of a white midriff top, violet vest, and short purple skirt with matching claret boots.
  Although pupils at Belle Vue Boys school used to wear claret and amber uniforms, they are not the civic colours of Manningham or Bradford.
  The training ground has been repainted, the traditional claret replaced with brighter and more cheerful colours.
  Our current idea is for claret coloured suede, which will look good on the new Nepalese carpet (predominantly green, contemporary design, traditionally woven).
  The hottest hair colors for 1997 included deep clarets, rich blueberry and caramel.
  Examples of complementary colors to a red color theme is burgundy, wine, claret red, dark pink, and purple.
  Floral tributes - from a single white rose to huge bouquets of mixed blooms - left the memorial covered with a carpet of the club's colours of claret and amber as flowers, shirts and scarves were laid in memory of those who died.
  Today's underpants colour: I guess you'd call them claret.

Origin

Late Middle English (originally denoting a light red or yellowish wine, as distinct from a red or white): from Old French ( vin) claret and medieval Latin claratum (vinum) ‘clarified (wine)’, from Latin clarus ‘clear’.

单词	claret
释义	Definition of claret in English: claret noun ˈklarətˈklɛrət mass noun 1A red wine from Bordeaux, or wine of a similar character made elsewhere. a passable bottle of claret count noun the prices of 1990 clarets Example sentencesExamples The wine offered was the 1982 Château Mouton Rothschild, retailing at £1,000 a bottle and generally regarded as one of the great clarets of the 20th century. I never part company with my finest clarets and burgundies at Christmas. His cellar in Glasgow is still filled with clarets, Champagnes, white Burgundies and Gaja Barbarescos, most of them bought in London. True to form, the finished 2003 wines delivered record-breaking levels of tannin, sugar and alcohol; many châteaux have made clarets weighing in at 15 per cent-plus alcohol, as in Australia and California. Wine can follow you through your every mood: From champagne for celebration to mysterious, dusky clarets for contemplation, wine can be a constant travelling companion that allows you to wallow, or to rejoice. It is not that great wines were not made in Bordeaux in 2000, merely that in my tasting book, unlike my assessment of the ‘82 and ‘61 clarets, there are not enough of them. One wine writer of the old school refused to partner his great vintage clarets with smelly French cheeses, believing the pair to clash horribly. I've tasted many clarets of this level of quality with both venison and pheasant, and in every case it has proved an enjoyable accompaniment. Accountants reckon that while most of us know the price of turbot or fillet steak, few of us know the price of an obscure Bordeaux claret. The rare but flavoursome petit verdot grape is becoming fashionable in Bordeaux where it is used to give top clarets the edge. Only the rich had access to the very finest clarets of Bordeaux. The President was impressed with the claret and drained his glass in seconds. Here, in this small, unpretentious rural backwater on the right bank of Bordeaux's Gironde river, was where those who favoured silky, supple clarets bought their wine. He's got a mixture of clarets, red and white Burgundies, ports and Australian and South African wines. Consequently too many of the 2002 clarets I tasted had unpleasant bitter green tannins, hollow watery palates and dull finishes. For the traditionalists, I have found several exceptional clarets at very competitive prices. The pretty medieval hilltop right bank town of St Emilion produces pricey and prestigious clarets, so to get one this good and oozing with soft, juicy, cedary style for under £7 is a coup. Supper is going to be good and Tom has opened the most gorgeous bottle of claret which, I suspect, is older than either of us. The wine list is impressively traditional with clarets stretching back to 1979, but there is also a reasonable choice of wines by the glass. Today, we prize dry red and white wines from round the world, while 100 years ago - although clarets and Burgundies were relished - real admiration was saved for naturally sweet wines: the Sauternes, Tokajis and Trockenbeerenausleses. The quality of its wines can vary from light, fruity, serviceable clarets to the finest first growths capable of ageing for a century or more. Synonyms scarlet, red, crimson, vermilion, cinnabar, wine, wine-coloured, claret, claret-red, claret-coloured 1.1 A deep purplish-red colour. Example sentencesExamples He was five feet six inches in height, of thick set, muscular figure and dressed in a short claret coloured coat and grey striped trousers. He was in a pea-green suit, she in a claret gown. The hottest hair colors for 1997 included deep clarets, rich blueberry and caramel. Our current idea is for claret coloured suede, which will look good on the new Nepalese carpet (predominantly green, contemporary design, traditionally woven). The colour range includes fawns, blues and claret. She sported a sophisticated attire of a white midriff top, violet vest, and short purple skirt with matching claret boots. ‘They can wear rich, jewel-like colours such as claret, emerald or very, very deep creams,’ she advises. Tie them in a variety of colours: especially red, orange, claret and shades of these. When the claret and cream coloured Strathclyde rail service thunders past, conversation becomes difficult. The training ground has been repainted, the traditional claret replaced with brighter and more cheerful colours. Today's underpants colour: I guess you'd call them claret. Matthew's character Neville and Harry Potter are both in Gryffyndor house whose team colours are claret and amber. Floral tributes - from a single white rose to huge bouquets of mixed blooms - left the memorial covered with a carpet of the club's colours of claret and amber as flowers, shirts and scarves were laid in memory of those who died. The light outside the windows changed, from bright golden sunlight to a deep claret. The beer has been specially devised to give it a distinctive claret colour and (for the more imaginative beer suppers) an amber-coloured head, hence resembling the club's home strip. The most useful colours are black, red, claret, olive and shades of these basic colours. Examples of complementary colors to a red color theme is burgundy, wine, claret red, dark pink, and purple. I use claret coloured silk, but that is irrelevant: use any natural colour. There was one other car built, this was painted in a claret colour and the photo is of this one. Although pupils at Belle Vue Boys school used to wear claret and amber uniforms, they are not the civic colours of Manningham or Bradford. 1.2archaic, informal Blood. Origin Late Middle English (originally denoting a light red or yellowish wine, as distinct from a red or white): from Old French (vin) claret and medieval Latin claratum (vinum) 'clarified (wine)', from Latin clarus 'clear'. The Old French term vin claret ‘clear wine’ was originally applied to a light red or yellowish wine, as distinct from either a red or white wine. Claret was used in English with this meaning until around 1600, when people started using the word to talk about red wines generally. Nowadays the term refers particularly to the red wines imported from Bordeaux. In books or films about London gangsters you might come across claret used as a slang term for ‘blood’. This goes back at least as far as 1604, and was originally boxing slang. Rhymes carat, carrot, garret, karat, parrot Definition of claret in US English: claret nounˈklerətˈklɛrət 1A red wine from Bordeaux, or wine of a similar character made elsewhere. a passable bottle of claret count noun the prices of 1990 clarets Example sentencesExamples The rare but flavoursome petit verdot grape is becoming fashionable in Bordeaux where it is used to give top clarets the edge. True to form, the finished 2003 wines delivered record-breaking levels of tannin, sugar and alcohol; many châteaux have made clarets weighing in at 15 per cent-plus alcohol, as in Australia and California. Here, in this small, unpretentious rural backwater on the right bank of Bordeaux's Gironde river, was where those who favoured silky, supple clarets bought their wine. The pretty medieval hilltop right bank town of St Emilion produces pricey and prestigious clarets, so to get one this good and oozing with soft, juicy, cedary style for under £7 is a coup. I've tasted many clarets of this level of quality with both venison and pheasant, and in every case it has proved an enjoyable accompaniment. The President was impressed with the claret and drained his glass in seconds. Only the rich had access to the very finest clarets of Bordeaux. Today, we prize dry red and white wines from round the world, while 100 years ago - although clarets and Burgundies were relished - real admiration was saved for naturally sweet wines: the Sauternes, Tokajis and Trockenbeerenausleses. It is not that great wines were not made in Bordeaux in 2000, merely that in my tasting book, unlike my assessment of the ‘82 and ‘61 clarets, there are not enough of them. Supper is going to be good and Tom has opened the most gorgeous bottle of claret which, I suspect, is older than either of us. One wine writer of the old school refused to partner his great vintage clarets with smelly French cheeses, believing the pair to clash horribly. His cellar in Glasgow is still filled with clarets, Champagnes, white Burgundies and Gaja Barbarescos, most of them bought in London. Accountants reckon that while most of us know the price of turbot or fillet steak, few of us know the price of an obscure Bordeaux claret. I never part company with my finest clarets and burgundies at Christmas. The quality of its wines can vary from light, fruity, serviceable clarets to the finest first growths capable of ageing for a century or more. He's got a mixture of clarets, red and white Burgundies, ports and Australian and South African wines. The wine offered was the 1982 Château Mouton Rothschild, retailing at £1,000 a bottle and generally regarded as one of the great clarets of the 20th century. The wine list is impressively traditional with clarets stretching back to 1979, but there is also a reasonable choice of wines by the glass. Wine can follow you through your every mood: From champagne for celebration to mysterious, dusky clarets for contemplation, wine can be a constant travelling companion that allows you to wallow, or to rejoice. For the traditionalists, I have found several exceptional clarets at very competitive prices. Consequently too many of the 2002 clarets I tasted had unpleasant bitter green tannins, hollow watery palates and dull finishes. Synonyms scarlet, red, crimson, vermilion, cinnabar, wine, wine-coloured, claret, claret-red, claret-coloured 1.1 A deep purplish-red color. Example sentencesExamples Matthew's character Neville and Harry Potter are both in Gryffyndor house whose team colours are claret and amber. When the claret and cream coloured Strathclyde rail service thunders past, conversation becomes difficult. ‘They can wear rich, jewel-like colours such as claret, emerald or very, very deep creams,’ she advises. The beer has been specially devised to give it a distinctive claret colour and (for the more imaginative beer suppers) an amber-coloured head, hence resembling the club's home strip. I use claret coloured silk, but that is irrelevant: use any natural colour. The colour range includes fawns, blues and claret. Tie them in a variety of colours: especially red, orange, claret and shades of these. The most useful colours are black, red, claret, olive and shades of these basic colours. He was in a pea-green suit, she in a claret gown. The light outside the windows changed, from bright golden sunlight to a deep claret. There was one other car built, this was painted in a claret colour and the photo is of this one. He was five feet six inches in height, of thick set, muscular figure and dressed in a short claret coloured coat and grey striped trousers. She sported a sophisticated attire of a white midriff top, violet vest, and short purple skirt with matching claret boots. Although pupils at Belle Vue Boys school used to wear claret and amber uniforms, they are not the civic colours of Manningham or Bradford. The training ground has been repainted, the traditional claret replaced with brighter and more cheerful colours. Our current idea is for claret coloured suede, which will look good on the new Nepalese carpet (predominantly green, contemporary design, traditionally woven). The hottest hair colors for 1997 included deep clarets, rich blueberry and caramel. Examples of complementary colors to a red color theme is burgundy, wine, claret red, dark pink, and purple. Floral tributes - from a single white rose to huge bouquets of mixed blooms - left the memorial covered with a carpet of the club's colours of claret and amber as flowers, shirts and scarves were laid in memory of those who died. Today's underpants colour: I guess you'd call them claret. Origin Late Middle English (originally denoting a light red or yellowish wine, as distinct from a red or white): from Old French ( vin) claret and medieval Latin claratum (vinum) ‘clarified (wine)’, from Latin clarus ‘clear’.
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