1
: a red Bordeaux wine
also
: a similar wine produced elsewhere
2
: a dark purplish red
claret
adjective
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Yves piped silk-satin pajamas $695 NET-A-PORTER Designed in the most elegant claret hue, these silk-satin pajamas feel particularly well-suited for the colder months ahead.
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2024
Even with so many players in contention early, the engraver was able to get to work early on those 16 letters across the base of the silver claret jug.
—Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2024
Justin Leonard, a winner at Royal Troon in 1997, returned for the first time since 2016 and was given the honor of the opening tee shot with the shiny claret jug positioned nearby on a podium.
—Doug Ferguson, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2024
Cameras caught the Prince of Wales, 41, and his son, 10, standing up and clapping, with George sporting a claret and blue team scarf around his neck.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2024
Even with so many players in contention early, the engraver was able to get to work early on those 16 letters across the base of the silver claret jug.
—Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2024
Justin Leonard, a winner at Royal Troon in 1997, returned for the first time since 2016 and was given the honor of the opening tee shot with the shiny claret jug positioned nearby on a podium.
—Doug Ferguson, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2024
Cameras caught the Prince of Wales, 41, and his son, 10, standing up and clapping, with George sporting a claret and blue team scarf around his neck.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Claret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/claret. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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