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claret

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: claret

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nv
dry red Bordeaux or Bordeaux-like wine
drink claret
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n
a dark purplish-red color
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: claret
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n dry red Bordeaux or Bordeaux-like wine

Synonyms:
red Bordeaux
Types:
Saint Emilion
full-bodied red wine from around the town of Saint Emilion in Bordeaux
Type of:
red wine
wine having a red color derived from skins of dark-colored grapes
Bordeaux, Bordeaux wine
any of several red or white wines produced around Bordeaux, France or wines resembling them

v drink claret

“They were clareting until well past midnight”
Type of:
booze, drink, fuddle
consume alcohol
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n a dark purplish-red color

Type of:
dark red
a red color that reflects little light
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