claret

2 definitions found

claret - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Claret \Clar"et\ (kl[a^]r"[e^]t), n. [OE. claret, clare, clarry,
     OF. claret, clar['e], fr. cler, F. clair, clear, fr. L.
     clarus clear. See Clear.]
     The name first given in England to the red wines of M['e]doc,
     in France, and afterwards extended to all the red Bordeaux
     wines. The name is also given to similar wines made in the
     United States.
     [1913 Webster]

claret - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  claret
      n 1: a dark purplish-red color
      2: dry red Bordeaux or Bordeaux-like wine [syn: claret, red   Bordeaux
         ]
      v 1: drink claret; "They were clareting until well past
           midnight"