claret cup

American  

noun

1. an iced beverage made of claret and carbonated water with lemon juice, brandy or other spirits, fruits, and sugar.

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claret cup British  

noun

1. an iced drink made of claret, brandy, lemon, sugar, and sometimes sherry, Curaçao, etc

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Etymology

Origin of claret cup

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

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claret cup

On five ten-inch records Harry Horlick's orchestra evokes a vanished world of kid gloves, claret cup and candlelight.

From Time Magazine Archive

While the happy Abercromby dallied with Major Hawke over a claret cup, an official messenger sought him out, at the Club.

From A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story by Savage, Richard

Then the music began, and lasted not above an hour, with breathing and chatting intervals, followed by claret cup and lemonade.

From People of the Whirlpool by Wright, Mabel Osgood

The table was laid for two, and appetizing dishes of cold food, salad and fruit were spread out on the dresser and sideboard, with iced champagne and claret cup.

From Who Cares? a story of adolescence by Hamilton, Cosmo

Before the meat course the claret cup should be poured, the waitress ready with napkin in her left hand to catch any drops which may spill from the pitcher.

From How to Prepare and Serve a Meal; and Interior Decoration by Lansdown, Lillian B.