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claret

/klɛɹət/

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noun

A dry red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France, or a similar wine made elsewhere.

Examples :

"We enjoyed a bottle of claret with our steak dinner. "

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noun

A deep purplish-red colour, like that of the wine.

Examples :

"The velvet curtains in the theater were a rich, deep claret. "

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noun

Examples :

"The scraped knee bled a small pool of claret onto the sidewalk. "

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verb

To drink claret.

Examples :

"After a long day, he liked to claret a glass of wine while reading. "

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adjective

Of a deep purplish-red colour, like that of claret.

Examples :

"The little girl admired her new dress, a beautiful claret velvet that made her feel like a princess. "

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