claret
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
claret /ˈklarət/
▶noun
- 1 a red wine, especially from Bordeaux.
- 2 a deep purplish red colour.
– origin ME: from OFr. (vin) claret and med. L. claratum (vinum) ‘clarified (wine)’, from L. clarus ‘clear’.
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