1
: a red Bordeaux wine
also
: a similar wine produced elsewhere
2
: a dark purplish red
claret
adjective
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The now-iconic claret-and-blue colors, known today as blaugrana, were reportedly inspired by the rugby uniforms worn at the school attended by the Witty brothers, two of the club’s early players, who were acknowledged as organizing some of the earliest matches.
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Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
In a nod to the squad, the Prince of Wales wore a pale blue shirt and claret tie for his day out in Cornwall, dressing with intention in Villa's team colors.
—Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
While his club-mates traipse from the bus in flip-flops and trainers, Cash is dressed from head to toe in Peaky Blinders attire; shiny shoes, black leather gloves, claret tie, grey waistcoat and, of course, the signature knee-length overcoat and newsboy cap.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2026
Much like the other two Vista hotels—one in Como city, another in Verona—the bathrooms are improbably chic, outfitted in slabs of marble in clarets, undersea greens, or the blue-gray-gold multicolor seen in astrophotography.
—Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2025
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Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
In a nod to the squad, the Prince of Wales wore a pale blue shirt and claret tie for his day out in Cornwall, dressing with intention in Villa's team colors.
—Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
While his club-mates traipse from the bus in flip-flops and trainers, Cash is dressed from head to toe in Peaky Blinders attire; shiny shoes, black leather gloves, claret tie, grey waistcoat and, of course, the signature knee-length overcoat and newsboy cap.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2026
Much like the other two Vista hotels—one in Como city, another in Verona—the bathrooms are improbably chic, outfitted in slabs of marble in clarets, undersea greens, or the blue-gray-gold multicolor seen in astrophotography.
—Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Claret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/claret. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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