The Collaborative International Dictionary
Scarlet \Scar"let\, a. Of the color called scarlet; as, a scarlet cloth or thread.
Scarlet admiral (Zo["o]l.), 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 (Zo["o]l.), the telescope fish; -- so called from its red color. See under Telescope.
Scarlet ibis (Zo["o]l.) See under Ibis.
Scarlet maple (Bot.), the red maple. See Maple.
Scarlet mite (Zo["o]l.), 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. (Zo["o]l.) See under Tanager.
Usage examples of "scarlet fish".
In the north the Saracen's head of the Brocas and the scarlet fish of the De Roches were waving over a strong body of archers from Holt, Woolmer, and Harewood forests.
The emperor watched tiny gold and scarlet fish glide around his toes like brightly painted snowflakes, and then he said, 'Jade Pearl, I have sworn upon the sacred name of the Heavenly Master of the First Origin that the Star Shepherd will never again be allowed to visit earth.
The emperor watched tiny gold and scarlet fish glide around his toes like brightly painted snowflakes, and then he said, '.
A school of scarlet fish, of over a hundred exotic breeds, were embroidered on his yellow robes.
Would he hide them in Lot #48-- an enormous statue of a scarlet fish?
Golden needles are service ships, maneuvering against sharks portrayed as scarlet fish.