scar|let

scar|let
scar|let «SKAHR liht», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. a very bright red, much lighter than crimson.
2. cloth or clothing having this color: »

Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet (Revelation 18:16).

–adj.
1. very bright red.
2. red, as with shame: »

Embarrassed, her face turned scarlet.

3. Figurative. glaring; flagrant; notorious: »

scarlet sins, a scarlet crime.

[short for Old French escarlate < Medieval Latin scarlatum, perhaps ultimately < Persian saqlāt rich cloth]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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