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CLARET
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("claret" is a kind of...):
dark red (a red color that reflects little light)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Dry red Bordeaux or Bordeaux-like wine
Synonyms:
claret; red Bordeaux
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("claret" is a kind of...):
red wine (wine having a red color derived from skins of dark-colored grapes)
Bordeaux; Bordeaux wine (any of several red or white wines produced around Bordeaux, France or wines resembling them)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "claret"):
Saint Emilion (full-bodied red wine from around the town of Saint Emilion in Bordeaux)
Derivation:
claret (drink claret)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
They were clareting until well past midnight
Classified under:
Hypernyms (to "claret" is one way to...):
booze; drink; fuddle; hit the bottle (consume alcohol)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
claret (dry red Bordeaux or Bordeaux-like wine)