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countable and uncountable, plural scarlets
A brilliant red colour tinged with orange. examples
Cloth of a scarlet color. quotations examples
All her household are clothed with scarlet.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], Proverbs 31:21
comparative more scarlet, superlative most scarlet
Of a bright red colour. quotations examples
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, page 168
Sinful or whorish. examples
(Ireland) Blushing; embarrassed or mortified. quotations examples
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
third-person singular simple present scarlets, present participle scarleting, simple past and past participle scarleted
(transitive) To dye or tinge (something) with scarlet. quotations examples
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, […], Act IV