claret

/klar-it/US // ˈklær ɪt //UK // (ˈklærət) //

红葡萄酒,紫红色,红酒,紫罗兰

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- : a similar wine made elsewhere.
- : Also called claret red . a deep purplish red.
- : Slang. blood.

adj.形容词 adjective

as incherry

Forms: clarets

Synonyms

Claret for boys, port for men, and brandy for heroes, according to Dr. Johnson, and Hitch went for the heroic.
Claret, now synonymous with fine red Bordeaux, derives from the Latin word for “clear” and “pale-colored.”
Mrs. Buller cooked a braised saddle of veal and delicious it was too served with a rich gravy flavored with claret.
And so the battle opens, and for many mortal hours, amid rounds of claret, rages over and over again.
It annoys me dreadfully: and yet if I take a glass of claret, I have a headache the next day!
The dinner was well dressed, and the Madeira and claret (the only wines produced), of the best quality.
He was far from a great eater, and I never noticed him drink anything at dinner but claret, which is not an intoxicating beverage.
But he was pleased, nevertheless; and presently he asked me, not unamiably, to punish his claret again.

/klar-it/US // ˈklær ɪt //UK // (ˈklærət) //

红葡萄酒,紫红色,红酒,紫罗兰

n.名词 noun

1
- : the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- : a similar wine made elsewhere.
- : Also called claret red . a deep purplish red.
- : Slang. blood.

adj.形容词 adjective

as incherry

Forms: clarets

Synonyms

Claret for boys, port for men, and brandy for heroes, according to Dr. Johnson, and Hitch went for the heroic.
Claret, now synonymous with fine red Bordeaux, derives from the Latin word for “clear” and “pale-colored.”
Mrs. Buller cooked a braised saddle of veal and delicious it was too served with a rich gravy flavored with claret.
And so the battle opens, and for many mortal hours, amid rounds of claret, rages over and over again.
It annoys me dreadfully: and yet if I take a glass of claret, I have a headache the next day!
The dinner was well dressed, and the Madeira and claret (the only wines produced), of the best quality.
He was far from a great eater, and I never noticed him drink anything at dinner but claret, which is not an intoxicating beverage.
But he was pleased, nevertheless; and presently he asked me, not unamiably, to punish his claret again.