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Webster 1913 Edition
Scarlet
Scar′let
,Noun.
[OE.
scarlat
, scarlet
, OF. escarlate
, F. écarlate
(cf. Pr. escarlat
, escarlata
, Sp. & Pg. escarlata
, It. scarlatto
, LL. scarlatum
), from Per. sakirlāt
.] A deep bright red tinged with orange or yellow, – of many tints and shades; a vivid or bright red color.
2.
Cloth of a scarlet color.
All her household are clothed with
scarlet
. Prov. xxxi. 21.
Scar′let
,Adj.
Of the color called scarlet;
as, a
. scarlet
cloth or threadScarlet admiral
(Zool.)
, the red admiral. See under
– Red
. – Scarlet bean (Bot.)
, a kind of bean (Phaseolus multiflorus
) having scarlet flowers; scarlet runner. Scarlet fever
(Med.)
, 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.
– Scarlet fish
(Zool.)
, the telescope fish; – so called from its red color. See under
– Telescope
. Scarlet ibis
(Zool.)
See under
– Ibis
. Scarlet maple
(Bot.)
, the red maple. See
– Maple
. Scarlet mite
(Zool.)
, 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. Scarlet oak
(Bot.)
, a species of oak (
– Quercus coccinea
) of the United States; – so called from the scarlet color of its leaves in autumn. Scarlet runner
(Bot.)
, the scarlet bean.
– Scarlet tanager
. (Zool.)
See under
Tanager
.Scar′let
,Verb.
T.
To dye or tinge with scarlet.
[R.]
The ashy paleness of my cheek
Is
Is
scarleted
in ruddy flakes of wrath. Ford.
Webster 1828 Edition
Scarlet
SC'ARLET
,Noun.
1.
A beautiful bright red color, brighter than crimson.2.
Cloth of a scarlet color.All her household are clothed with scarlet. Prov. 31.
SC'ARLET
,Adj.