Definition of Scarlit
Scar"let (?), n. [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, a. Of the color called
scarlet; as, a scarlet cloth or thread.
Scarlet admiral (Zoöl.), 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 (Zoöl.), the telescope fish; -- so
called from its red color. See under Telescope. --
Scarlet ibis (Zoöl.) See under
Ibis. -- Scarlet maple (Bot.),
the red maple. See Maple. -- Scarlet
mite (Zoöl.), 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. (Zoöl.) See under
Tanager.
Scar"let, v. t. To dye or tinge
with scarlet. [R.]
The ashy paleness of my cheek
Is scarleted in ruddy flakes of wrath.
Ford.
Scar"let (?), n. [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, a. Of the color called
scarlet; as, a scarlet cloth or thread.
Scarlet admiral (Zoöl.), 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 (Zoöl.), the telescope fish; -- so
called from its red color. See under Telescope. --
Scarlet ibis (Zoöl.) See under
Ibis. -- Scarlet maple (Bot.),
the red maple. See Maple. -- Scarlet
mite (Zoöl.), 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. (Zoöl.) See under
Tanager.
Scar"let, v. t. To dye or tinge
with scarlet. [R.]
The ashy paleness of my cheek
Is scarleted in ruddy flakes of wrath.
Ford.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (colour)a bright red, slightly orange, colour.
scarlet colour:
- a scarlet-coloured cloth.
- (colour)of a bright red colour.
- sinful or whorish (a scarlet woman).
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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