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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a dark purplish-red color;

2. dry red Bordeaux or Bordeaux-like wine;
[syn: claret, red Bordeaux]


VERB (1)

1. drink claret;
- Example: "They were clareting until well past midnight"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Claret \Clar"et\ (kl[a^]r"[e^]t), n. [OE. claret, clare, clarry,
   OF. claret, clar['e], fr. cler, F. clair, clear, fr. L.
   clarus clear. See Clear.]
   The name first given in England to the red wines of M['e]doc,
   in France, and afterwards extended to all the red Bordeaux
   wines. The name is also given to similar wines made in the
   United States.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

claret
    n 1: a dark purplish-red color
    2: dry red Bordeaux or Bordeaux-like wine [syn: claret, red
       Bordeaux]
    v 1: drink claret; "They were clareting until well past
         midnight"