1
: a red Bordeaux wine
also
: a similar wine produced elsewhere
2
: a dark purplish red
claret
adjective
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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.
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Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
No one has ever won the claret jug twice at Royal Liverpool.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 18 July 2023
Indeed, that was pretty much the extent of his research for this British Open: Watching YouTube clips of Tiger Woods plot his way around Royal Liverpool to win the claret jug in 2006.
—Steve Douglas, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2023
If one of the players can break through and claim a green jacket or a claret jug or one of golf’s other great prizes, LIV will have achieved its mightiest measure of vindication to date.
—Alan Blinder, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Apr. 2023
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Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
No one has ever won the claret jug twice at Royal Liverpool.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 18 July 2023
Indeed, that was pretty much the extent of his research for this British Open: Watching YouTube clips of Tiger Woods plot his way around Royal Liverpool to win the claret jug in 2006.
—Steve Douglas, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2023
If one of the players can break through and claim a green jacket or a claret jug or one of golf’s other great prizes, LIV will have achieved its mightiest measure of vindication to date.
—Alan Blinder, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Apr. 2023
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“Claret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/claret. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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