claret

views updated May 23 2018

clar·et / ˈklarit/ • n. a red wine from Bordeaux, or wine of a similar character made elsewhere. ∎  a deep purplish-red color.

claret

views updated May 29 2018

claret XIV. orig. qualifying wine, after OF. vin claret (mod. clairet), which superseded OF. claré :- medL. clārātum (sc. vinum) ‘clarified wine’, n. pp. of clārāre, f. L. clārus CLEAR.

claret

views updated Jun 27 2018

claret Name given in the UK to red wines from the Bordeaux region of France.