1
: a red Bordeaux wine
also
: a similar wine produced elsewhere
2
: a dark purplish red
claret
adjective
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The Monaco-Monte Carlo train station will change colour this morning, with a swarm of claret and blue shirts travelling along the Mediterranean coast from Nice before strolling around the city in the afternoon.
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Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
That creation is vanilla silk crepe off-the-shoulder gown with a slit skirt, a ruffled trim from neck to hem, and a claret ribbon around the waist is housed at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
All in claret and blue could look forward with confidence to the next game – Sheffield United away.
—Michael Walker, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
The Substance, meanwhile, goes several steps further, unleashing such a ridiculous amount of claret that Fargeat apologized to her cast and crew in the end credits.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2024
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Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
That creation is vanilla silk crepe off-the-shoulder gown with a slit skirt, a ruffled trim from neck to hem, and a claret ribbon around the waist is housed at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
All in claret and blue could look forward with confidence to the next game – Sheffield United away.
—Michael Walker, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
The Substance, meanwhile, goes several steps further, unleashing such a ridiculous amount of claret that Fargeat apologized to her cast and crew in the end credits.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Claret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/claret. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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