CLARET

claret

(noun) a dark purplish-red color

claret, red Bordeaux

(noun) dry red Bordeaux or Bordeaux-like wine

claret

(verb) drink claret; “They were clareting until well past midnight”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

claret (countable and uncountable, plural clarets)

(chiefly, British) A dry red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France, or a similar wine made elsewhere.

A deep purplish-red colour, like that of the wine.

(British, colloquial) Blood.

Synonyms

• (wine): traditional dry red (Australia)

Adjective

claret (comparative more claret, superlative most claret)

Of a deep purplish-red colour, like that of claret.

Verb

claret (third-person singular simple present clarets, present participle clareting, simple past and past participle clareted)

(intransitive, archaic) To drink claret.

Anagrams

• arclet, cartel, lacert, rectal

Noun

Claret (plural Clarets)

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

Anagrams

• arclet, cartel, lacert, rectal

Source: Wiktionary

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Clar"et, n. Etym: [OE. claret, clare, clarry, OF. claret, clar, fr. cler, F. clair, clear, fr. L. clarus clear. See Clear.]

Definition: The name firat given in England to the red wines of M

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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