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claret |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: claret n 1: a dark purplish red 2: dry red Bordeaux or Bordeaux-like wine [syn: {red Bordeaux}]
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