claret
/ˈklæɹɪt/
claret noun: a dry red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France, or a similar wine made elsewhere.
Noun (1)
claret (countable and uncountable, plural clarets)
- A dry red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France, or a similar wine made elsewhere.
- The vesper bell had rung its parting note; the domini were mostly caged in comfortable quarters, discussing the merits of old port; and the merry student had closed his oak, to consecrate the night to friendship, sack, and claret.The New Sporting Magazine (volume 15, page 23)
- CLARET JELLY SANDWICH: Soak one box of gelatine in one cup of cold water, then dissolve in one cup of boiling water, add one cup of sugar and strain. When cold, add the juice of half a lemon, and one cup of claret and set in a cool place. When ready for use, cover thin slices of lightly buttered...1909, Eva Greene Fuller, The Up-To-Date Sandwich Book: 400 Ways to Make a Sandwich, page 155
- Synonyms:
- traditional dry red
- A deep purplish-red colour, like that of the wine; Bordeaux.
- Honey smiled hugely, so that Alex was shown every one of her claret gums.2002, Zadie Smith, The Autograph Man, Penguin Books (2003), page 243
- Blood.
- Time being called, Johnson rose from his second’s knee with the heart of a lion—the immense size and weight of his opponent seemed lost sight of—not a particle of fear belonged to him; and screwing his courage up to the sticking-place, boldly faced his man, putting all the excellence of his science...1851, Pierce Egan, Every Gentleman’s Manual: A Lecture on the Art of Self-Defence, page 46
- I then gave him a dig on the head with my fist. He squared up, and pouted like an enraged chameleon, looking savagely at me. I gave him another dig, which sent him staggering. He squared again: I gave him another; till at last, as the claret was flowing, he sulked off, and said he would not serve...1863, John Hanning Speke, Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile, page 271
Adjective
claret (comparative more claret, superlative most claret)
- Of a deep purplish-red colour, like that of claret.
- Dhondt drives a claret 1927 Bugatti Royale Type 41, a real spanker, Sixsmith.2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, London: Sceptre (Hodder and Stoughton), →ISBN
Verb
claret (third-person singular simple present clarets, present participle clareting, simple past and past participle clareted)
- To drink claret.
- We clareted and champagned till two—then supped, and finished with a kind of regency punch composed of madeira, brandy, and green tea, no real water being admitted therein. There was a night for you!1814, George Gordon Byron, Baron Byron
- By night, again, we miss the bright cafe, the brilliantly illuminated offices, and the fringe of guests smoking and clareting […]1869, Andrew Wynter, Subtle Brains and Lissom Fingers
Noun (2) capitalized: Claret
Claret (plural Clarets)
claret meaning in Urdu, Malayalam and Indonesian
claret in Urdu
- شراب سرخ
claret in Malayalam
- ചുവന്ന വീഞ്ഞ്
claret in Indonesian
- wine
- claret
Examples of claret in a sentence
- CLARET JELLY SANDWICH: Soak one box of gelatine in one cup of cold water, then dissolve in one cup of boiling water, add one cup of sugar and strain.1909, Eva Greene Fuller, The Up-To-Date Sandwich Book: 400 Ways to Make a Sandwich, page 155:
- He squared again: I gave him another; till at last, as the claret was flowing, he sulked off, and said he would not serve me any more.1863, John Hanning Speke, Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile, page 271:
- You play as one of these Revenants, but there’s no feeding on human blood, as instead the most reliable source of claret comes from things called blood beads, which grow on plants.2019 September 27, “Code Vein review – it's an anime version of Dark Souls”, in Metro:
- He was rejuvenated within a week, thanks to a diet of fresh claret direct from the jugular, while the lawyer slept.2020 January 2, Roxy Simons, “'How the hell am I supposed to sleep tonight, BBC?': Viewers are left terrified by first episode of Dracula...
Synonyms of claret
Forms of claret
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | clarets |
| plural | Clarets |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more claret |
| superlative | most claret |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | clarets |
| present participle | clareting |
| past participle | clareted |
| past | clareted |
Origin of claret
From Middle English claret, from Middle French claret, from Medieval Latin clārātum vīnum, from clārus. Compare tent (“Spanish red wine”), also from color. Doublet of clairet.
Words formed from claret
Phrases with claret
Words that rhyme with claret
Questions about claret
- What does claret mean?
- Claret means a dry red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France, or a similar wine made elsewhere.
- What is claret in Urdu?
- Claret in Urdu is شراب سرخ. See Claret meaning in Urdu.
- How do you use claret in a sentence?
- CLARET JELLY SANDWICH: Soak one box of gelatine in one cup of cold water, then dissolve in one cup of boiling water, add one cup of sugar and strain.
- What part of speech is claret?
- Claret can be a noun, an adjective or a verb.
- How do you pronounce claret?
- Claret is pronounced /ˈklæɹɪt/.
- What is the plural of claret?
- The plural of claret is clarets.
Words near claret in the dictionary
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