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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Claret \Clar"et\ (kl[a^]r"[e^]t), noun [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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
claret
noun
1: a dark purplish red
2: dry red Bordeaux or Bordeaux-like wine [syn: {red Bordeaux}]
verb: drink claret; "They were clareting until well past midnight"
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