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English Dictionary: Claret by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
claret
n
  1. a dark purplish-red color
  2. dry red Bordeaux or Bordeaux-like wine
    Synonym(s): claret, red Bordeaux
v
  1. drink claret; "They were clareting until well past midnight"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Claret \Clar"et\ (kl[acr]r"[ecr]t), n. [OE. claret, clare,
      clarry, OF. claret, clar[82], fr. cler, F. clair, clear, fr.
      L. clarus clear. See {Clear}.]
      The name first given in England to the red wines of M[82]doc,
      in France, and afterwards extended to all the red Bordeaux
      wines. The name is also given to similar wines made in the
      United States.
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