scarlet
adjective/ˈskɑːlət/
/ˈskɑːrlət/
- bright red in colour
- scarlet berries
- She went scarlet with embarrassment.
- He flushed bright scarlet.
Word OriginMiddle English (originally denoting any brightly coloured cloth): shortening of Old French escarlate, from medieval Latin scarlata, via Arabic and medieval Greek from late Latin sigillatus ‘decorated with small images’, from sigillum ‘small image’.Want to learn more?
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