scarlet: Meaning and Definition of

scar•let

Pronunciation: (skär'lit), [key]
— n.
  1. a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
  2. cloth or clothing of this color.
—adj.
  1. of the color scarlet.
  2. flagrantly offensive: Their sins were scarlet.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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