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clar·et    Audio Help   [klar-it] Pronunciation Key
–noun
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.
–adjective
5.deep purplish-red.
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < AF, MF claret, cleret, alter., by suffix substitution, of OF claré wine mixed with honey and herbs or spices < ML clarātum, equiv. to L clār(us) clear + -ātus -ate1]
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claret: see wine. 
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