clarré

Middle English

Etymology

See claret.

Noun

clarré

1. wine with honey and spices
   • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Merchant's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 1807-1808:

     He drinketh ipocras, clarree, and vernage
     Of spyces hote, tencresen his corage; [...]

     He drinks mulled wine, claret, and strong white wine
     With hot spices to increase his desire; [...]

References

• “clarré”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.