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Scarlet — or Scarlett (often used interchangeably) may refer to a number of things or people:Things * Scarlet (color), a bright shade of red * Scarlet (cloth), a type of woollen cloth common in medieval England * Scarlet (magazine), a women s magazine in… … Wikipedia
Scarlet — Scar let, a. Of the color called scarlet; as, a scarlet cloth or thread. [1913 Webster] {Scarlet admiral} (Zo[ o]l.), the red admiral. See under {Red}. Scarlet bean (Bot.), a kind of bean ({Phaseolus multiflorus}) having scarlet flowers; scarlet… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scarlet — (engl.: Scharlach) bezeichnet: ein britisches Pop Duo, siehe Scarlet (Band) eine amerikanische Metalcoreband, siehe Scarlet (Metalcoreband) eine britische Frauenzeitschrift, siehe Scarlet (Zeitschrift) ein italienisches Plattenlabel, siehe… … Deutsch Wikipedia
scarlet — (n.) mid 13c., rich cloth (often, but not necessarily, bright red in color), from an aphetic form of O.Fr. escarlate (12c., Mod.Fr. écarlate), from M.L. scarlatum scarlet, cloth of scarlet (Cf. It. scarlatto, Sp. escarlate), probably via a Middle … Etymology dictionary
Scarlet — Scar let, n. [OE. scarlat, scarlet, OF. escarlate, F. [ e]carlate (cf. Pr. escarlat, escarlata, Sp. & Pg. escarlata, It. scarlatto, LL. scarlatum), from Per. sakirl[=a]t.] A deep bright red tinged with orange or yellow, of many tints and shades;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scarlet — (Краков,Польша) Категория отеля: Адрес: Brzozowa 8, Старе Място, 30 023 Краков, Польша … Каталог отелей
Scarlet — Scar let, v. t. To dye or tinge with scarlet. [R.] [1913 Webster] The ashy paleness of my cheek Is scarleted in ruddy flakes of wrath. Ford. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scarlet GN — Scarlet GN, or C.I. Food Red 2, Ponceau SX, FD C Red No. 4, or C.I. 14700 is a red azo dye used as a food dye. When used as a food additive, it has the E number E125. It usually comes as a disodium salt.It is permitted in fruit peels and… … Wikipedia
scarlet — index lewd, licentious, salacious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
scarlet R — scarlet red; see under red … Medical dictionary
scarlet — ► NOUN ▪ a brilliant red colour. ORIGIN originally denoting any brightly coloured cloth: from Latin scarlata, from sigillatus decorated with small images … English terms dictionary
