Meaning of Claret | Babel Free

Definitions

1. someone connected with Burnley Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
2. A dry red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France, or a similar wine made elsewhere.
   UK, countable, uncountable
3. A deep purplish-red colour, like that of the wine; Bordeaux.
   countable, uncountable
4. Blood.
   UK, colloquial, countable, uncountable

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Examples

“The vesper bell had rung its parting note⟳; the domini were mostly caged in comfortable quarters, discussing the merits of old port; and the merry student had closed his oak, to consecrate the night to friendship, sack, and claret.”

“CLARET JELLY SANDWICH: Soak⟳ one box of gelatine in one cup of cold water, then dissolve in one cup of boiling water, add⟳ one cup of sugar and strain⟳. When cold, add⟳ the juice of half a lemon, and one cup of claret and set⟳ in a cool place⟳. When ready for use⟳, cover⟳ thin slices of lightly buttered white bread with the jelly, cover⟳ with another slice of buttered bread and cut⟳ in strips.”

“Honey smiled hugely, so that Alex was shown every one of her claret gums.”

“Time being called, Johnson rose from his second’s knee with the heart of a lion—the immense size and weight of his opponent seemed lost sight of—not a particle of fear belonged to him; and screwing his courage up to the sticking-place, boldly faced his man, putting all the excellence of his science into action, put⟳ in such a tremendous blow⟳ on the sensitive plant⟳ of Perrins—otherwise his sneezer, or nose—whichever term you like⟳ best—that split⟳ it all the way down as if cut⟳ open⟳ with a carving-knife; the claret flowing in torrents; and the Giant floored!”

“I then gave him a dig⟳ on the head with my fist. He squared up, and pouted like⟳ an enraged chameleon, looking savagely at me. I gave him another dig⟳, which sent him staggering. He squared again: I gave him another; till at last⟳, as the claret was flowing, he sulked off, and said he would not serve⟳ me any more.”

“Blooded warrior Paul Ince, with his head bedecked in a bandage – if not quite possessing quite the amount of claret spilled by Terry Butcher in Stockholm in 1989 – enforcing order⟳ on a patch of green in Rome to help⟳ his country triumph in the face⟳ of adversity and clear a path to the World Cup finals of 1998.”

“You play⟳ as one of these Revenants, but there’s no feeding on human blood, as instead the most reliable source of claret comes from things called blood beads, which grow⟳ on plants.”

“He was rejuvenated within a week, thanks to a diet of fresh claret direct⟳ from the jugular, while the lawyer slept.”

“DeLuca beat⟳ the count⟳ but Brook had the stench of claret filling his nostrils and he was close⟳ to getting the finish⟳ before the bell saved the overmatched 31-year-old.”

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