clar·et (kl?r??t)n.1. a. A dry red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France.b. A similar wine made elsewhere.2. A dark or grayish purplish red to dark purplish pink.[Middle English, light-colored wine, from Old French (vin) claret, diminutive of clair, clear, from Latin cl?rus; see clear.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.claret (?klær?t) n1. (Brewing) chiefly Brit a red wine, esp one from the Bordeaux district of France2. (Colours) a. a purplish-red colourb. (as adjective): a claret carpet. [C14: from Old French (vin) claret clear (wine), from Medieval Latin cl?r?tum, from cl?r?re to make clear, from Latin cl?rus clear]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014clar?et (?klær ?t) n. 1. the dry red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France. 2. a similar wine made elsewhere. 3. Also called clar?et red?. a deep purplish red. [1350?1400; Middle English