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claret definition

claret (klar′it)

noun

  1. a dry red wine, esp. red Bordeaux
  2. purplish red
    also claret red

Etymology: ME < OFr (vin) claret, clear (wine); dim. of cler, clear

adjective

purplish-red

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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