1. Dry red Bordeaux or Bordeaux-like wine
   "He collected vintage clarets from the best châteaux";
   - red Bordeaux
    
2. A dark purplish-red colour
   "She chose a dress in a rich claret shade for the gala"

1. Drink claret
   "They were clareting until well past midnight"

Derived forms: clarets, clareting, clareted

Type of: booze [informal], Bordeaux, Bordeaux wine, dark red, drink, fuddle, hit the bottle [informal], red wine

Encyclopedia: Claret, Herault