The vesper bell had rung its parting note; the domini were mostly caged in comfortable quarters, discussing the merits of old port; and the merry student had closed his oak, to consecrate the night to friendship, sack, andclaret.
CLARET JELLY SANDWICH: Soak one box of gelatine in one cup of cold water, then dissolve in one cup of boiling water, add one cup of sugar and strain. When cold, add the juice of half a lemon, and one cup ofclaret and set in a cool place. When ready for use, cover thin slices of lightly buttered white bread with the jelly, cover with another slice of buttered bread and cut in strips.
A deep purplish-red colour, like that of the wine;Bordeaux.
1851,Pierce Egan,Every Gentleman’s Manual: A Lecture on the Art of Self-Defence, page46:
Time being called, Johnson rose from his second’s knee with the heart of a lion—the immense size and weight of his opponent seemed lost sight of—not a particle of fear belonged to him; and screwing his courage up to the sticking-place, boldly faced his man, putting all the excellence of his science into action, put in such a tremendous blow on thesensitive plant of Perrins—otherwise hissneezer, ornose—whichever term you like best—that split it all the way down as if cut open with a carving-knife; theclaret flowing in torrents; and theGiantfloored!
1863,John Hanning Speke,Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile, page271:
I then gave him a dig on the head with my fist. He squared up, and pouted like an enraged chameleon, looking savagely at me. I gave him another dig, which sent him staggering. He squared again: I gave him another; till at last, as theclaret was flowing, he sulked off, and said he would not serve me any more.
2017 October 1, “Bygones: Ince gives blood for the cause as he leads from the front in Rome”, inYorkshire Post:
Blooded warrior Paul Ince, with his head bedecked in a bandage – if not quite possessing quite the amount ofclaret spilled by Terry Butcher in Stockholm in 1989 – enforcing order on a patch of green in Rome to help his country triumph in the face of adversity and clear a path to the World Cup finals of 1998.
2019 September 27, “Code Vein review – it's an anime version of Dark Souls”, inMetro:
You play as one of these Revenants, but there’s no feeding on human blood, as instead the most reliable source ofclaret comes from things called blood beads, which grow on plants.
2020 January 2, Roxy Simons, “'How the hell am I supposed to sleep tonight, BBC?': Viewers are left terrified by first episode of Dracula with its decapitated nun and blood-thirsty babies (but some are distracted by vampire's quirky accent)”, inDaily Mail:
He was rejuvenated within a week, thanks to a diet of freshclaret direct from the jugular, while the lawyer slept.
2020 February 8, Wally Downes Jr, “KELL OF A WIN: Kell Brook enjoys triumphant return in Sheffield as he knocks out Mark DeLuca in the seventh round”, inThe Sun:
DeLuca beat the count but Brook had the stench ofclaret filling his nostrils and he was close to getting the finish before the bell saved the overmatched 31-year-old.
Weclareted and champagned till two—then supped, and finished with a kind of regency punch composed of madeira, brandy, and green tea, no real water being admitted therein. There was a night for you!
1869, Andrew Wynter,Subtle Brains and Lissom Fingers:
By night, again, we miss the bright cafe, the brilliantly illuminated offices, and the fringe of guests smoking andclareting[…]
