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claret(dictionary)
claret(dictionary)
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mixo- (iou) and claret (iou)


mixo- (iou)



mixo- combining form.
[Repr. Greek mixo-, from base of mignunai to mix (cf. MIX verb): see -O-.]
Used in the sense 'mixed'.
mixohaline brackish M20.
mixotrophic adjective (Biology) designating, pertaining to, or characterized by a combination of autotrophic and heterotrophic Nutrition E20.
mixotrophically adverb (Biology) by mixotrophic Nutrition L20.

claret (iou)



claret adjective & noun. LME.
[Old French (vin) claret (mod. clairet) orig. of light-red wines, from clare: see CLARY noun1.]
A. adjective.
claret Wine = sense B.1 below. LME-E18.
Of the colour of claret. M16.
b. noun.
Orig., Wine of a yellowish or light-red colour, as distinguished from white or red Wine; later, red Wine generally. Now, (a) red Wine from Bordeaux in France; transf. (a) Wine of the same character from some Other country. Also, a drink of such Wine. E16.
Blood. slang. E17.
The colour of claret, (now) a reddish violet. M17.
Phrases: riddle of claret: see RIDDLE noun2 1. tap a person's claret slang make a person's nose bleed by a blow with the fist.
Comb.: claret colour = sense 3 above; claret-coloured adjective of the colour claret.
clare'teer noun (now rare or obsolete) a drinker of claret L17.
clarety adjective E18.