Topic: COLOURS
| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Origin: | claret 'white or pale-colored French wine' (15-17 centuries), from Old French (vin) claret 'clear wine', from claret 'clear', from cler; CLEAR1 |
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clar‧et

1 [uncountable and countable]DFD red wine from the Bordeaux area of France :
a bottle of claret
a bottle of claret2 [uncountable]CC a dark red colour
—claret adjective
