Gladstone claret

noun

Cheap claret.

Meanings

nounGladstone claret (countable and uncountable, plural Gladstone clarets)

plural Gladstone clarets

  1. UKcountableobsoleteslanguncountableCheap claret.

Origin

After William Ewart Gladstone, who reduced the duty on French wines.

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Gladstone claret. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gladstone%20claret

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“Gladstone claret.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gladstone%20claret. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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