claret Definition
claret (klar′it)
noun
- a dry red wine, esp. red Bordeaux
- purplish red
Etymology: ME < OFr (vin) claret, clear (wine); dim. of cler, clear
adjective
purplish-red
claret Usage Examples
Converse of object
- join: He was a local lad who had been close to joining the Clarets straight from school.
- watch: Are you off to Molineux tomorrow to watch the Clarets take on Wolves in our first away game of the season?
- see: A win would also see the Clarets pick up their third double of the season.
- put: With just ten minutes gone he put the Clarets in front with a goal that came straight from goalkeeper Alan Stevenson.
- lead: He was a fantastic captain in 'The Orient Game ' and led the Clarets out at Wembley a year later.
- become: Just twenty-four hours after becoming a Claret he scored on his debut although we were beaten 3-1.
Preposition: on
loan: In goal for Bradford City was Gavin Ward who three years later was to join the Clarets on loan.
Adjective modifier
- former: In football there was news of two former Clarets getting new jobs.
- young: It was cruel on the young Clarets but it meant they would have to find another thirty minutes in extra time.
- good: Here is a good quality claret that would enhance a serious dinner table at a reasonable price.
- other: Please also help spread the word to other Clarets.
- fellow: Just from talking to fellow Clarets it doesn't sound like there has been a massive take up of Clarets World.
- excellent: And then after sampling some more of that excellent Albanian claret, I lay down in a darkened room.
Modifies a noun
- jug: Order had been restored: the claret jug was safely back in the hands of truly great champion.
- color: The walls around the deck have been painted a claret color, and the plants worked well to compliment this.
- fan: I remain a really devout clarets fan, Burnley through and through, " Come on the clarets " .
- red: Meanwhile Lagerstroemia indica ( cape myrtle ) provide hues of pink, mauve and claret red.
Preposition: in
- game: He scored twice for Grimsby against the Clarets in the 6-5 game.
- front: With just ten minutes gone he put the Clarets in front with a goal that came straight from goalkeeper Alan Stevenson.
- summer: Vince left the Clarets in the summer of 1986 after playing for a year without contract and signed for Bond at St. Andrews.
Browse dictionary entries near claret
- ‹ Clarendon
- ‹ Clarence
- ‹ Clare,John
- ‹ Clare
- ‹ Clara
- ‹ claque
- ‹ claptrap
- ‹ clapt
- ‹ clapperclaw
- ‹ clapper
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- Clarissa ›
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