clarets

Noun

claret (countable and uncountable, plural clarets)

1. (UK) 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)

   Synonyms:

   traditional dry red

2. 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
3. (UK, colloquial) 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

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