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scarlet

[ skahr-lit ]

noun

  1. a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
  2. cloth or clothing of this color.


adjective

  1. of the color scarlet.
  2. flagrantly offensive:

    Their sins were scarlet.

scarlet

/ ˈɑːɪ /

noun

  1. a vivid red colour, sometimes with an orange tinge
  2. cloth or clothing of this colour
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of the colour scarlet
  2. sinful or immoral, esp unchaste
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scarlet1

1200–50; Middle English < Old French escarlate < Medieval Latin scarlata, scarletum, perhaps < Arabic saqirlāṭ, siqillāṭ < Medieval Greek áٴDz < Latin ٳܲ decorated with patterns in relief; sigillate
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scarlet1

C13: from Old French escarlate fine cloth, of unknown origin
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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.

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Monkey flowers in orange and red, scarlet bugler, purple and white sages and coffeeberry shrubs are coming into their own.

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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.

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"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.

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Baroness Debbonaire wore the traditional scarlet robes for the introductory ceremony.

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