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claret
/ˈklæɹɪt/
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What does claret mean?
noun
- 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; Bordeaux.
- Blood.
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adjective
- Of a deep purplish-red colour, like that of claret.
noun
- someone connected with Burnley Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
verb
- (archaic) To drink claret.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈklæɹɪt/
Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗Other dictionary pronunciations
/ˈklæɹət//klɛːɹət//ˈklæɹɪ//ˈklæɹə//klɛːɹə/
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It yields a choice champagne and a fine claret, and its hock took a prize in France two or three years ago.
I don't insist on claret—or a lobster—I don't insist on lobster, but a lobster salad without a lobster, why it isn't lobster salad.
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They cook nice clean food here, and have some good claret, which I have been extravagant enough to drink, much to my advantage.
Their drink is made of a certain root, and is of the colour of our claret, and they never drink it but lukewarm.
The fare consisted of sea elephant's tongue "straight," after which a bottle of claret was cracked and we drank heartily to his future prosperity.