claret

Definitions


[ˈklarət], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a red wine from Bordeaux, or wine of a similar character made elsewhere
(e.g: a passable bottle of claret)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (originally denoting a light red or yellowish wine, as distinct from a red or white): from Old French (vin) claret and medieval Latin claratum (vinum) ‘clarified (wine)’, from Latin clarus ‘clear’




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