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scarlet

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scar·let  (skärlt)
n.
1. A strong to vivid red or reddish orange.
2. Scarlet-colored clothing or cloth.
adj.
1. Of a strong to vivid red or reddish orange.
2. Flagrantly immoral or unchaste: scarlet thoughts.

[Middle English, scarlet cloth, scarlet, from Old French escarlate, from Medieval Latin scarlata, scarlet cloth, from Persian saqirlt, rich cloth, scarlet cloth, variant of siqillt, from Arabic, perhaps from Medieval Greek *sigillatos, from Latin sigilltus, decorated with raised figures, from sigilla, little figures, pl. of sigillum, sigil; see sigil.]

scarlet [ˈskɑːlɪt]
n
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) a vivid red colour, sometimes with an orange tinge
2. cloth or clothing of this colour
adj
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) of the colour scarlet
2. sinful or immoral, esp unchaste
[from Old French escarlate fine cloth, of unknown origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.scarlet - a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tingescarlet - a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
red, redness - red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
Adj.1.scarlet - of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue
Translations
scarlet [ˈskɑːlɪt]
A. Nescarlata f
B. ADJcolor escarlata, colorado(LAm)
scarlet feverescarlatina f
scarlet pimpernel (Bot) → pimpinela f
scarlet runnerjudía f escarlata
to blush scarlet; turn scarletenrojecer, ponerse colorado
he was scarlet with ragese puso rojo de furia

scarlet [ˈskɑːrlɪt] adj (in colour)écarlate
scarlet fever nscarlatine f

scarlet
nScharlach(rot) nt
adj(scharlach)rot, hochrot; to turn or go scarlethochrot werden, rot anlaufen (inf); he was scarlet with rageer war rot or knallrot (inf)vor Wut; a scarlet woman (old, hum)eine verrufene or liederliche Frau

scarlet [ˈskɑːlɪt]
1. nscarlatto
2. adjscarlatto/a

scarlet
n / adj scarlet [ˈskaːlit]
(of) a bright red colour scarlet poppies; She blushed scarlet. bloedrooi قِرْمِزي ален šarlat(ový) purpurrød das Scharlachrot, scharlachrot άλικο(ς), πορφυρό(ς) escarlata sarlakpunane قرمز روشن helakanpunainen écarlate שָׁני सिंदूरी लाल grimiz, grimizan skarlát(piros) merah skarlatsrauður litur scarlatto 深紅色 진홍색 skaisčiai raudona spalva spilgti sarkana krāsa; spilgti sarkans berwarna merah darah scharlaken skarlagen(rød), purpurrød szkarłat(ny) escarlate stacojiu ярко-красный, алый (цвет) šarlát; šarlátový škrlat svetlocrven scharlakansrött สีแดงสด parlak kırmızı 鮮紅的 яскраво-червоний колір قرمزی رنگ đỏ tươi
scarlet fever
an infectious fever usually with a sore throat and red rash. skarlakenkoors حُمّى قِرْمِزِيَّه скарлатина spála skarlagensfeber der Scharlach οστρακιά escarlatina sarlakid مخملك tulirokko scarlatine שָׁנִית एक तरह का बुखार šarlah skarlát demam merah skarlatssótt scarlattina しょう紅熱 성홍열 skarlatina skarlatīna, šarlaks demam skarlet; skarlatina roodvonk skarlagensfeber szkarlatyna escarlatina scarlatină скарлатина šarlach škrlatinka šarlah scharlakansfeber ไข้อีดำอีแดง kızıl hastalığı 猩紅熱 скарлатина لال بخار bệnh ban đỏ

scarlet قرمزي šarlatový skarlagensrød scharlachrot άλικος escarlata kirkkaanpunainen écarlate grimizan scarlatto 深紅色の 주홍의 scharlaken purpurrød szkarłatny escarlate алый scharlakansröd สีแดงสด kan kırmızısı đỏ tươi 猩红的


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The youngster was clothed in scarlet red In scarlet fine and gay; And he did frisk it o'er the plain, And chanted a roundelay.
It was a single arch of gray stone, and lying flat upon the bridge was a scarlet alligator, seemingly fast asleep.
His tiny surcoat of scarlet velvet was rich with embroidery, while beneath was a close-fitting tunic of white silk.
 
 
 
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