claret

Examples

• All

• Do not leave the estate and do not drink my claret.

  The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)

• Thought I might even find a really decent bottle of claret.

  Operation Crossbow (1965)

• Shall we open some claret?

  Bright Star (2009)

• - The bottles of claret are on me, gentlemen.

  Zulu Dawn (1979)

• We should get a good claret, anyhow.

  Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)

• Joseph, fetch some more of the claret, will you?

  The Prisoner of Zenda (1979)

• A little more claret, Captain Donahue?

  Island of Lost Souls (1932)

• Gentlemen, should you need refreshment, we have some fine claret here, if you wish to avail yourselves.

  Peterloo (2018)

• Ooh — and there are bottles and bottles and bottles of claret from the cellar.

  Plenty (1985)

• That's Theo's favourite claret.

  Angel (2007)

Synonyms

R

red wine

vsclaret

62 1.0

Wine made from dark grapes with the skins left on during making

is a specific dry red from that French region or similar style

B

Bordeaux wine

vsclaret

1 5.3

A wine from Bordeaux, usually red but sometimes white

is limited to dry red wines rather than including white ones

R

red Bordeaux

vsclaret

6.5

A dry red wine from Bordeaux or made in the same style elsewhere

is the British name for this same dry red wine

B

Bordeaux

vsclaret

5.6

A red or white wine from the Bordeaux region of France sometimes made in the same style elsewhere

is limited to dry red examples rather than any colour

Compounds

G

glass of claret

• UK

1 5.5

A glass of red wine called claret often served with a meal

B

bold claret

7.4

A strong, rich red wine with deep flavor

C

claret cup

• Archaic

9.2

A cold drink made from red wine, brandy, lemon, sugar, and fresh fruit

How Dry

dry

38 5.6

claret

• UK

3 7.2

sweet

611 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology