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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024clar•et /ˈklærɪt/USA pronunciation n. - Winedry red table wine, esp. from the Bordeaux region of France: [uncountable]a glass of claret.[countable]several good clarets.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024clar•et (klar′it),USA pronunciation n. - Winethe red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- Winea similar wine made elsewhere.
- Also called clar′et red′. a deep purplish red.
- Slang Termsblood.
adj. - deep purplish-red.
- Medieval Latin clarātum, equivalent. to Latin clār(us) clear + -ātus -ate1
- Anglo-French, Middle French claret, cleret, alteration, by suffix substitution, of Old French claré wine mixed with honey and herbs or spices
- Middle English 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: claret /ˈklærət/ n - chiefly Brit a red wine, esp one from the Bordeaux district of France
- a purplish-red colour
- (as adjective): a claret carpet
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French (vin) claret clear (wine), from Medieval Latin clārātum, from clārāre to make clear, from Latin clārus clear |