- claret red
- noun
see claret 3a
* * *
claret red,a dark purplish red.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
claret red
Look at other dictionaries:
claret (red wine) — Cockney Rhyming Slang Blood … English dialects glossary
claret — [klar′it] n. [ME < OFr (vin) claret, clear (wine); dim. of cler,CLEAR] 1. a dry red wine, esp. red Bordeaux 2. purplish red: also claret red adj. purplish red … English World dictionary
Claret Ash — Claret Ash, Northumberland, UK The Claret Ash or Raywood Ash is a cultivar of ash tree, a seedling variant of the Caucasian Ash (Fraxinus angustifolia subsp. oxycarpa). The original seedling was discovered near a group of assorted ash trees in… … Wikipedia
Claret School of Quezon City — Coordinates: 14°38′48″N 121°3′20″E / 14.64667°N 121.05556°E / 14.64667; 121.05556 … Wikipedia
claret — /klar it/, n. 1. the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish. 2. a similar wine made elsewhere. 3. Also called claret red. a deep purplish red. 4. Slang. blood. adj. 5. deep purplish red … Universalium
claret — /ˈklærət / (say klaruht) noun 1. the red (originally the light red or yellowish) table wine of Bordeaux, France. 2. (in unofficial use) a similar wine made elsewhere. 3. Also, claret red. a deep purplish red. 4. Colloquial blood. –adjective 5.… …
red wine — noun wine having a red color derived from skins of dark colored grapes • Hypernyms: ↑wine, ↑vino • Hyponyms: ↑Beaujolais, ↑Medoc, ↑Pinot noir, ↑claret, ↑red Bordeaux, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Claret (disambiguation) — Claret may refer to: Claret, an English name for red Bordeaux wine The Claret School, a private Catholic all boys school. Antonio María Claret y Clará (St. Anthony Mary Claret), a 19th century Spanish Roman Catholic archbishop. Chantal Claret,… … Wikipedia
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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Claret-breasted Fruit Dove — Conservation status Least Concern ( … Wikipedia
