Definition of clarets Clarets
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What does clarets mean?
Wiktionary 
- clarets (Noun)
Plural of claret.
Part of speech
🔤- clarets, noun, plural of claret.
WordNet
NounPlural: clarets |
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| claret - dry red Bordeaux or Bordeaux-like wine | ||
| red Bordeaux | ||
| bordeaux wine, bordeaux any of several red or white wines produced around Bordeaux, France or wines resembling them | ||
| red wine wine having a red color derived from skins of dark-colored grapes | ||
| claret - a dark purplish-red color | ||
Verb |
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| claret - drink claret; "They were clareting until well past midnight" | ||
| booze, fuddle, drink take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda" | ||
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Wiktionary
- claret (Noun)
A dry red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France, or a similar wine made elsewhere. - claret (Noun)
A deep purplish-red colour, like that of the wine. - claret (Noun)
A colloquial term for bloodhttp://thesaurus. com/browse/claret. Often used in a sporting context eg 'He spilt some claret'. - claret (Adjective)
Of a deep purplish-red colour, like that of claret.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- claret (n.)
The name first given in England to the red wines of Medoc, in France, and afterwards extended to all the red Bordeaux wines. The name is also given to similar wines made in the United States.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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claret
klar′et, n. originally applied to wines of a light-red colour, but now used in England for the dark-red wines of Bordeaux: (slang) blood.—v.i. to drink claret.—ns. Clar′et-cup, a drink made up of iced claret, brandy, sugar, &c.; Clar′et-jug, a fancy jug for holding claret. [Fr. clairet—clair—L. clarus, clear.]
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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claret
French red wine; figuratively, blood. I tapped his claret; I broke his head, and made the blood run. Claret-faced; red-faced.
Part of speech
🔤- claret, noun, singular of clarets.
- claret, adjective.
