Daily he drank several bottles of Vichy Water or Evian, also of claret at what may be called the "open" seasons, and many cups of tea and coffee.
But even two bottles of claret or Burgundy, although usually appearing to brighten his intellect, might well be a serious strain on the digestion of a man who overworked the mind without exercising the body.
He got the Speaker's leave to take me into the lower smoke-room, and we "discussed" a cigar and some claret while discussing some Freethought business.
The claret he seemed indifferent to, but he puffed the cigar with an air of enjoyment.
The claret of those times was wine clarified and mixed with spices, and hypocras was wine mixed with honey.
Claret and invisible green--a duplicate, but for a bullet-hole wanting.
If you tap my claret first, there are five guineas for you, and I'll go with you to any squire you choose to mention.
Cover with equal parts of stock and Claret and simmer slowly until the fish is done.
Add two cupfuls of Claret and cook until thick, stirring constantly.
Add white wine orClaret and water in equal parts to cover, and bring to the boil.
Put into a baking-dish with a wineglassful of Claretand salt and pepper to season.
Cover with water and Claret in equal parts, and add parsley, thyme, and bay-leaves to season.
Fry brown in butter, add to the butter a teaspoonful of anchovy essence, a bit of ginger root, a grating of nutmeg, salt and pepper to season, and enough Claret to cover.
She was the 'reason fair' of many a good glass of claretwhich Byron gave us, in those days before he became stingy.
Are you bound to imbibe a butt of claret in three weeks?
Sherry used to be served at dinner and often claret afterwards, but the great beverage was port.
Things have not been served in order, they never are at a picnic, and the cunning hostess now produces some claret cup.
Chateau Yquem, champagne, and claret are the favourite wines.
In his zeal he struck his bottle against a stone, and the claret oozed out to refresh the thirsty earth, instead of that precious porcelain of human clay of which the bishop was made.
There it is, filled with claret cup, the most refreshing drink for a warm afternoon.
She must often compress a few eatables into the side pocket, and the bottle of claret into the fishing-basket.
Claret Cobbler: One bottle wine, one bottle Apollinaris or Seltzer, one lemon, half a pound of sugar; serve with ice.
At the proper angle stood silver and gold cups, ornamental pitchers, and claret jugs.
Claret is the favourite wine for picnics, as being light and refreshing.
There is a very good story of a reverend bishop who with a friend went a-fishing, like Peter, and being very thirsty essayed to draw the cork of a claret bottle.
Drakes which are deficient in the amount of claret on the breast should therefore be thrown out as breeders.
The farther the claret color on the breast of the drake extends down the better will be the females secured from the mating.
Burgundy was their favourite wine, and they could not drink French claret if it was more than twelve or less than eight years old.
A great Persian carpet of most exquisite colours softened and blended by age lay on the floor, and the curtains of the doors were of rich old Genoa velvet, with palm leaves woven in gold thread on a faded claret ground.
She came almost every day during the final week of the tribulation, and would sit with him, smoking his cigarettes and drinking his claret as though his house had been a cafe!
Come right in, and when the ship starts we'll get some cigars and some claret if they've any aboard.
He took his glass of claret very slowly, looking at it as if expecting to see in the purple reflection some explanation of the mystery.
While this terrible Hegira was taking place, Mr Proctor sat opposite Gerald Wentworth, sipping his claret and talking of Italy.
The man who gets his own way is the man who takes it," he concluded, with his usual composure, pouring out Miss Leonora's glass ofclaret as he spoke.
He sank back in the depth of despair upon his seat, and suffered the claret to pass him in the agony of his feelings.
Cigars and claret don't seem quite the avenue by which to approach an inquiry into the condition of a man's soul; but Mr. Bexley was too excited to heed what he did.
That's claret next you, and there's still some sparkling Burgundy in the bottle.
Cold water in one, some milk in another, claret in another, will soon make your pan unfit to wash anything in.
The wheels of government may have come off, but my wheels roll steadily enough; Claret and his rascally crew have fallen, but my horses keep on their legs!
We have a pious Queen, who has faithful counsellors in her confessor Claret and the saintly Patrocinio.
What is to Claret and the rest of 'em what the red flag is to the bull," observed Diego the chulo.
A coulis of fried onions with meat essence or espagnole, with anchovy butter, and usually port or claret wine.
Stewed with shallots, espagnole, and claret wine--said especially of kidneys.
Matty, as she shook Mrs. Rooney's tributary claret from the knuckles which had so scientifically tapped it, and wiped her hand in her apron.
Yes, it was claret, he felt sure, and probably wonderfulclaret at that.
Then he went down into the restaurant scowling, and was ungracious to the polite and conciliating waiters, ordering his food and a bottle of claret as if they had done him an injury.
Do you know that Claret is greatly improved by a mixture of Hermitage, and that the best Claret we have in England is generally so adulterated?
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "claret" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: blood; color; gore; pigment; wine
