Scarlet

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  • noun. A strong to vivid red or reddish orange.
  • noun. Scarlet-colored clothing or cloth.
  • adjective. Of a strong to vivid red or reddish orange.
  • adjective. Flagrantly immoral or unchaste.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make scarlet or bright-red; redden.
  • To clothe in scarlet.
  • noun. In archery, the second or next to the innermost circle of the target, which is colored red. See red, 7.
  • noun. The rank, dignity, or office of a cardinal: so called from the official color of his robes.
  • noun. A name by which benzopurpurin 4B is sometimes known.
  • noun. A highly chromatic and brilliant red color, inclining toward orange.
  • noun. One of a group of coal-tar colors used for dyeing wool and silk, and to a certain extent for the manufacture of pigments.
  • noun. Cloth of a scarlet color; a scarlet robe or dress.
  • Of the color scarlet; bright-red.
  • Dressed in scarlet; wearing scarlet.
  • The red valerian, Centranthus ruber.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A deep bright red tinged with orange or yellow, -- of many tints and shades; a vivid or bright red color.
  • noun. Cloth of a scarlet color.
  • transitive verb. To dye or tinge with scarlet.
  • adjective. Of the color called scarlet.
  • adjective. the red admiral. See under Red. -- Scarlet bean (Bot.), a kind of bean (Phaseolus multiflorus) having scarlet flowers; scarlet runner.
  • adjective. a contagious febrile disease characterized by inflammation of the fauces and a scarlet rash, appearing usually on the second day, and ending in desquamation about the sixth or seventh day.
  • adjective. the telescope fish; -- so called from its red color. See under Telescope.
  • adjective. See under Ibis.
  • adjective. the red maple. See Maple.
  • adjective. any one of numerous species of bright red carnivorous mites found among grass and moss, especially Thombidium holosericeum and allied species. The young are parasitic upon spiders and insects.
  • adjective. a species of oak (Quercus coccinea) of the United States; -- so called from the scarlet color of its leaves in autumn.
  • adjective. the scarlet bean.
  • adjective. See under Tanager.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A bright red, slightly orange colour.
  • noun. a scarlet-coloured cloth.
  • adjective. Of a bright red colour.
  • adjective. Sinful or whorish.
  • verb. To dye or tinge with scarlet.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
  • noun. a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
  • Word Usage
    "The term scarlet as employed in the Old Testament was used to designate the blood-red color procured from an insect somewhat resembling cochineal, found in great quantities in Armenia and other eastern countries."
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    chromatic  
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    red  redness  
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    crimson  fiery  gorgeous  purple  shiny  
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