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claret

cla·ret

UK/ˈklæɹɪt/ US/ˈklæɹət/ uncommon archaic uk
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.
2.

dry red Bordeaux or Bordeaux-like wine

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verb

1.

drink claret

  • “They were clareting until well past midnight”

Origin

From Middle English claret, from Middle French claret, from Medieval Latin clārātum vīnum, from clārus. Compare tent (“Spanish red wine”), also from color. Doublet of clairet.

Phrases

  • claret ash
  • claret jug
  • claret would be port if it could
  • Gladstone claret

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