Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A coal-tar color of complex composition, belonging to the azogroup. It is used for dyeing wool.
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Examples
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Through the glass, Caris could see it was drawn by a team of the showiest matched sorrels he had ever seen, the carriage itself ablaze with claret-red lacquer and gilt.
The Silicon Mage Hambly, Barbara 1988
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A steady drizzle pattered against the window beyond its claret-red velvet drapes, and Joanna felt cold to the bottommost reaches of her soul.
The Silicon Mage Hambly, Barbara 1988
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The stairway is of a magnificent, richly figured, claret-red hardwood called tindalo, the favorite material for such construction in the islands.
The Jewel City Ben Macomber
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So we came to the gate, beside which stood Diomedes and Hugo in the family claret-red.
Richard Carvel — Volume 02 Winston Churchill 1909
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Then, as she pushed open the door, the smell of cigarette smoke grew stronger, and she found herself in a large bedroom, the details of which were instantly photographed on her mind -- the dingy claret-red walls, the crayon over the mantel of a buxom lady in a decollete costume of the
The Dwelling Place of Light — Complete Winston Churchill 1909
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So we came to the gate, beside which stood Diomedes and Hugo in the family claret-red.
Richard Carvel — Complete Winston Churchill 1909
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Then, as she pushed open the door, the smell of cigarette smoke grew stronger, and she found herself in a large bedroom, the details of which were instantly photographed on her mind -- the dingy claret-red walls, the crayon over the mantel of a buxom lady in a decollete costume of the '90's, the outspread fan concealing the fireplace, the soiled lace curtains.
The Dwelling Place of Light — Volume 2 Winston Churchill 1909
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Then, as she pushed open the door, the smell of cigarette smoke grew stronger, and she found herself in a large bedroom, the details of which were instantly photographed on her mind -- the dingy claret-red walls, the crayon over the mantel of a buxom lady in a decollete costume of the '90's, the outspread fan concealing the fireplace, the soiled lace curtains.
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill Winston Churchill 1909
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So we came to the gate, beside which stood Diomedes and Hugo in the family claret-red.
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill Winston Churchill 1909
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So we came to the gate, beside which stood Diomedes and Hugo in the family claret-red.
Richard Carvel Churchill, Winston, 1871-1947 1899
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