Claret Definition

klărĭt
noun
A dry red wine, esp. red Bordeaux.
Webster's New World
A similar wine made elsewhere.
American Heritage
Purplish red.
Webster's New World
(colloquial) Blood. Often used in a sporting context eg 'He spilt some claret'.
Wiktionary

(soccer) Someone connected with Burnley Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • red Bordeaux
adjective
Purplish-red.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Claret

Noun

Singular:
claret
Plural:
clarets

Origin of Claret

  • Middle English light-colored wine from Old French (vin) claret diminutive of clair clear from Latin clārus clear

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English, from Middle French claret.

    From Wiktionary

Claret Sentence Examples

  • Morel, the orderly, brought some hot water in a saucepan and placed a bottle of claret in it.

  • So thoroughly had he now mastered the management of glazes that he could combine yellow, green, white and claret color in regular patches to imitate tortoise-shell.

  • The free acid turns blue litmus to a claret colour.

  • Highly alcoholic wines, such as port and sherry, will improve and remain good for a much longer period than relatively light wines, such as claret, champagne or Moselle.

  • With regard to claret it may be said that as a general rule the wine will not improve after twenty-five to thirty years, and that after this time it will commence to deteriorate.

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