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scarlet

/ˈskɑɹlɪt/

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What does scarlet mean?

noun

  1. A brilliant red colour sometimes tinged with orange.
  2. Cloth of a scarlet color.

adjective

  1. Of a bright red colour.
More meanings (4)

adjective

  1. Sinful or whorish.
  2. Blushing; embarrassed or mortified.

verb

  1. To dye or tinge (something) with scarlet.

proper noun

  1. A female given name from English, a modern variant of Scarlett, or from the common noun scarlet.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈskɑɹlɪt/

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For the first time in her life Marilla took no notice of the text and Anne sat with scarlet cheeks of mortification.
L. M. (Lucy Maud) MontgomeryAnne of AvonleaProject Gutenberg ebook #47
There was a sum of five thousand francs promised to the man who laid hands on the mysterious and elusive Scarlet Pimpernel.
Emmuska Orczy, Baroness OrczyThe Scarlet PimpernelProject Gutenberg ebook #60
More book examples (3)
She was not in the least frightened now, though her boxed ears were scarlet, and her eyes were as bright as stars.
Frances Hodgson BurnettSara Crewe; Or, What Happened at Miss Minchin's Boarding SchoolProject Gutenberg ebook #137
But Ralph took his knight's cloak of red scarlet, and they lapped the wild-man therein, who had once been a champion beworshipped.
William MorrisThe Well at the World's End: A TaleProject Gutenberg ebook #169
It was a man dressed all in scarlet, with a huge hat and feathers on the top of a wonderful death's head.
Gaston LerouxThe Phantom of the OperaProject Gutenberg ebook #175