claret Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a dark purplish-red color
  2. noun dry red Bordeaux or Bordeaux-like wine
    red Bordeaux.
  3. verb drink claret
    • They were clareting until well past midnight

WordNet

Clar"et noun
Etymology
OE. claret, clare, clarry, OF. claret, clar, fr. cler, F. clair, clear, fr. L. clarus clear. See Clear.
Definitions
  1. The name firat given in England to the red wines of Mdoc, in France, and afterwards extended to all the red Bordeaux wines. The name is also given to similar wines made in the United States.

Webster 1913