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scarlet
[ skahr-lit ]
noun
- a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
- cloth or clothing of this color.
adjective
- of the color scarlet.
- flagrantly offensive:
Their sins were scarlet.
scarlet
/ ˈɑːɪ /
noun
- a vivid red colour, sometimes with an orange tinge
- cloth or clothing of this colour
adjective
- of the colour scarlet
- sinful or immoral, esp unchaste
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of scarlet1
Example Sentences
The Chelsea Pensioners, retired British Army veterans, live at the Royal Hospital in London and have helped shape the design, which includes a homage to their scarlet uniforms.
Monkey flowers in orange and red, scarlet bugler, purple and white sages and coffeeberry shrubs are coming into their own.
Williams, having found the capsule and burst it between his teeth, was led off the pitch, with strangely scarlet blood streaming from his mouth, splattering on Quins' famous quartered shirt.
"Temptation Island" shrinks disastrous outcomes to a manageable size, limiting the inhumanity to a few pairs of lovers stubbornly ignoring enough warning flares to turn the skies scarlet.
Baroness Debbonaire wore the traditional scarlet robes for the introductory ceremony.
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