Claret

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A dry red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France.
  • noun. A similar wine made elsewhere.
  • noun. A dark or grayish purplish red to dark purplish pink.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Clear; clearish: applied to wine.
  • Having the color of claret wine.
  • noun. The name given in English to the red wines of France, particularly to those of Bordeaux, but excluding Burgundy wines. In France the name clairet is given only to thin or poor wines of a light-red color.
  • noun. Any similar red wine, wherever made: as, California claret.
  • noun. Blood.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The name first given in England to the red wines of Médoc, in France, and afterwards extended to all the red Bordeaux wines. The name is also given to similar wines made in the United States.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A dry red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France, or a similar wine made elsewhere.
  • noun. A deep purplish-red colour, like that of the wine.
  • adjective. Of a deep purplish-red colour, like that of claret.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. dry red Bordeaux or Bordeaux-like wine
  • noun. a dark purplish-red color
  • verb. drink claret
  • Word Usage
    "A "grandfather" provision allows wineries already using the term claret to continue to do so, but it must now conform to "the trade understanding of such class and type.""
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