a red wine, esp one from the Bordeaux district of France a purplish-red colour (as adjective): a claret carpet
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clar•et /ˈklærɪt/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Winedry red table wine, esp. from the Bordeaux region of France: [uncountable]a glass of claret.[countable]several good clarets.
clar•et
(klar′it),USA pronunciation n.
adj.
- Winethe red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- Winea similar wine made elsewhere.
- Also called clar′et red′. a deep purplish red.
- Slang Termsblood.
adj.
- deep purplish-red.
- Medieval Latin clarātum, equivalent. to Latin clār(us) clear + -ātus -ate1
- Anglo-French, Middle French claret, cleret, alteration, by suffix substitution, of Old French claré wine mixed with honey and herbs or spices
- Middle English 1350–1400
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