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scarlet en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈskɑːlɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈskɐːlət/ (Australia)
• /ˈskɑɹlɪt/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English scarlet, scarlat, borrowed from Old French escarlate (“a type of cloth”), from Medieval Latin scarlātum (“scarlet cloth”), of uncertain origin. This was long thought to derive from Classical Persian سقرلات (saqirlāt, “a warm woollen cloth”), but the Persian word (first attested in the 1290s) is now thought to be from Arabic سِقِلَّات (siqillāt), denoting very expensive, luxury silks dyed scarlet-red using the exceptionally expensive dye, first attested around the ninth century. The most obvious route for the Arabic word siqillāt to have entered the Romance languages would be via the Arabic-speaking Iberian region of al-Andalus, particularly Almería, where kermes was produced extensively; compare especially the dialectal form سِقِرْلَاط (siqirlāṭ). The word then came to be used of woollen cloth dyed with the same dye. The Arabic word may itself be derived from Byzantine Greek σιγιλλᾶτον (sigillâton), from Latin sigillātum (“a type of fabric”, literally “sealed; sealing”) .

Meanings

1. Of a bright red colour.
   • Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume; she saw the tufted lilacs sway in the wind, and the streamers of mauve-tinted wistaria swinging, all a-glisten with golden bees; she saw a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like scarlet flames athwart the pines. 1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, “Afterglow”, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC, page 168:
2. Sinful or whorish.
   • a scarlet woman
3. (Ireland) Blushing; embarrassed or mortified.
   • He signed off our correspondence, “Well thank God for facemasks, cos I’m scarlet”. 26 October 2021, Aisling Marron, I brought the baby to her first vaccinations. Her look said: why have you betrayed me?, The Irish Times

Forms

Deriveds

iodine scarlet · scarlet woman · scarlet percher · scarlet shiner · scarlet milkweed · scarlet bugler · scarlet minivet · scarlet-collar · scarlet oak · scarlet geranium · scarlet buglar · scarlet tiger · scarlet honeycreeper · scarlet rosefinch · scarlet eggplant · scarlet bean · scarlet myzomela · scarlet hat · scarlet snake · scarlet letter · scarlet admiral · scarlet runner · scarlet banana · scarlet fever · scarlet-bean · scarlet honeyeater · scarlet runner bean · scarlet tanager · scarlet ibis · scarlet lightning · scarlet pimpernel · scarlet queening · scarlet-browed tanager · scarlet lily beetle · scarlet honeysuckle · scarlet macaw · Gobelin scarlet · scarlet-bodied wasp moth

Translations (57)

de scharlachrot (colour) · nn skarlaksraud (colour) · ru багря́ный (colour) · ro stacojiu (colour) · tr kızıl (colour) · mi ngangana (colour) · niv ӿело (colour) · ro dezmățat (sinful) · grc κόκκινος (colour) · ja 性的にみだらな (sinful) · ro stricat (sinful) · hu narancsvörös (colour) · non skarlak (colour) · nb skarlagensrød (colour) · cmn 深紅色 /深红色 (colour) · vo skarlatakölik (colour) · mba maliga (colour) · la puniceus (colour) · ga scarlóideach (colour) · hy ալ (colour) · sa मञ्जिष्ठ (colour) · ja 緋色の (colour) · hu skarlát (colour) · ro desfrânat (sinful) · pl szkarłatny (colour) · cmn 緋紅色 /绯红色 (colour) · bg блуден (sinful) · ru багро́вый (colour) · pl grzeszny (sinful) · hu skarlátpiros (colour) · la coccinus (colour) · fr écarlate (colour) · hu skarlátvörös (colour) · es escarlata (colour) · el άλικος (colour) · io skarlata (colour) · nl vuurrood (colour) · de scharlach (colour) · hu élénkvörös (colour) · nl scharlaken (colour) · mk блу́ден (sinful) · hi क़िरमिज़ी (colour) · pl nierządny (sinful) · nl scharlakenrood (colour) · sv scharlakansröd (colour) · nb skarlagenrød (colour) · nb skarlagen (colour) · fi tulipunainen (colour) · ru а́лый (colour) · eo skarlata (colour) · pt escarlate (colour) · fo skarlak (colour) · cmn 猩紅色 /猩红色 (colour) · bg ален (colour) · fi helakanpunainen (colour) · mk а́лен (colour) · ru пунцо́вый (colour)

scarlet en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈskɑːlɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈskɐːlət/ (Australia)
• /ˈskɑɹlɪt/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English scarlet, scarlat, borrowed from Old French escarlate (“a type of cloth”), from Medieval Latin scarlātum (“scarlet cloth”), of uncertain origin. This was long thought to derive from Classical Persian سقرلات (saqirlāt, “a warm woollen cloth”), but the Persian word (first attested in the 1290s) is now thought to be from Arabic سِقِلَّات (siqillāt), denoting very expensive, luxury silks dyed scarlet-red using the exceptionally expensive dye, first attested around the ninth century. The most obvious route for the Arabic word siqillāt to have entered the Romance languages would be via the Arabic-speaking Iberian region of al-Andalus, particularly Almería, where kermes was produced extensively; compare especially the dialectal form سِقِرْلَاط (siqirlāṭ). The word then came to be used of woollen cloth dyed with the same dye. The Arabic word may itself be derived from Byzantine Greek σιγιλλᾶτον (sigillâton), from Latin sigillātum (“a type of fabric”, literally “sealed; sealing”) .

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A brilliant red colour sometimes tinged with orange.
   • Biblical criteria of sexual seductiveness include a white skin, black hair, or henna-dyed, scarlet lips, a prominent nose, rosy temples, long straight neck, firm breasts, round thighs, an erect posture. 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 219:
2. (countable, uncountable) Cloth of a scarlet color.
   • All her household are clothed with scarlet. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs 31:21:

Forms

Deriveds

Scarlet · scarleteer · scarletberry · scarlety · scarletness · scarletwork · scarletly · scarletish · scarlet-like

Synonyms

scarlet red

Translations (85)

no skarlagen (colour) · kw kogh (colour) · et ergav (colour) · ms merah saga (colour) · ar سِقِلَّاتِيّ (colour) · vi đỏ (colour) · uz qizil rang (colour) · ru багря́ный (colour) · ar سِقِلَّات (cloth) · hi क़िरमिज़ (colour) · fa آل (colour) · ota اسكرلت (cloth) · tr kızıl (colour) · ro stacojiu (colour) · ja 緋色 (colour) · ckb ئاڵ (colour) · fa سقرلات (colour) · af bloedrooi (colour) · hu narancsvörös (colour) · el άλικο (colour) · sw nyekundu (colour) · is skarlat (cloth) · cmn 深紅色 /深红色 (colour) · he שָׁנִי (colour) · cmn 緋紅 /绯红 (colour) · es escarlatina (cloth) · ga scarlóid (colour) · az al (colour) · pt escarlate (colour) · ar سِقِلَّاط (cloth) · cy ysgarlad (colour) · hu skarlát (colour) · it scarlatto (colour) · fa اشکرلاط (colour) · ar قِرْمِزِيّ (colour) · sh crven (colour) · ko 스칼렛 (colour) · es escarlata (colour) · ru багро́вый (colour) · de Scharlach (colour) · vo skarlataköl (colour) · hu skarlátpiros (colour) · mg dorehitra (colour) · pt escarlate (cloth) · pl szkarłat (colour) · ja 緋色の服 (cloth) · fr écarlate (colour) · hu skarlátvörös (colour) · kl aappallarissoq (colour) · la coccum (cloth) · gl escarlata (colour) · de Scharlachrot (colour) · sq ngjyrë alle (colour) · ca escarlata (colour) · nl vuurrood (colour) · ceb lakha (colour) · cs šarlatová barva (colour) · az qönçə (colour) · hu élénkvörös (colour) · tl iskarlata (colour) · nl scharlaken (colour) · ka ალისფერი (colour) · cs purpur (colour) · io skarlato (colour) · cy coch (colour) · az al-qırmızı (colour) · uk яскраво-червоний (colour) · id merah tua (colour) · nl scharlakenrood (colour) · sv scharlakansröd (colour) · fi tulipunainen (colour) · tl eskarlata (colour) · ru а́лый (colour) · is skarlak (cloth) · es escarlata (cloth) · eo skarlata (colour) · ckt нычелляк’эн (colour) · da skarlagen (colour) · bg ален (colour) · et sarlakpunane (colour) · fi helakanpunainen (colour) · ms merah (colour) · mk а́лен (colour) · te ఎర్రని (colour) · sv scharlakan (cloth)

scarlet en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈskɑːlɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈskɐːlət/ (Australia)
• /ˈskɑɹlɪt/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English scarlet, scarlat, borrowed from Old French escarlate (“a type of cloth”), from Medieval Latin scarlātum (“scarlet cloth”), of uncertain origin. This was long thought to derive from Classical Persian سقرلات (saqirlāt, “a warm woollen cloth”), but the Persian word (first attested in the 1290s) is now thought to be from Arabic سِقِلَّات (siqillāt), denoting very expensive, luxury silks dyed scarlet-red using the exceptionally expensive dye, first attested around the ninth century. The most obvious route for the Arabic word siqillāt to have entered the Romance languages would be via the Arabic-speaking Iberian region of al-Andalus, particularly Almería, where kermes was produced extensively; compare especially the dialectal form سِقِرْلَاط (siqirlāṭ). The word then came to be used of woollen cloth dyed with the same dye. The Arabic word may itself be derived from Byzantine Greek σιγιλλᾶτον (sigillâton), from Latin sigillātum (“a type of fabric”, literally “sealed; sealing”) .

Meanings

1. (transitive) To dye or tinge (something) with scarlet.
   • Forbeare; the aſhy paleneſſe of my cheeke / Is ſcarletted in ruddy flakes of vvrath: […] 1633, Iohn Ford [i.e., John Ford], Loues Sacrifice. A Tragedie […], London: […] I[ohn] B[eale] for Hugh Beeston, […], →OCLC, Act IV:

Forms

Deriveds

Scarlet · Scarlett