What is "scarlet"

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; a vivid or bright red color. 2. Cloth of a scarlet color. All her household are clothed with scarlet. --Prov. xxxi. 2

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.

Scarlet \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.

mid-13c., "rich cloth" (often, but not necessarily, bright red), from a shortened form of Old French escarlate "scarlet (color), top-quality fabric" (12c., Modern French écarlate), from Medieval Latin scarlatum "scarlet, cloth of scarlet" (also source of Italian scarlatto, Spanish escarlate), probably via a Middle Eastern source (compare Arabic siqillat "fine cloth"), from Medieval Greek and ultimately from Late Latin sigillatus "clothes and cloth decorated with small symbols or figures," literally "sealed," past participle of sigillare, from the root of sign (n.).\n

\nIn English as the name of a color, attested from late 14c. As an adjective from c.1300. Scarlet lady, etc. (Isa. i:18, Rev. xvii:1-5) is from notion of "red with shame or indignation." Scarlet fever is from 1670s, so called for its characteristic rash. Scarlet oak, a New World tree, attested from 1590s. Scarlet letter traces to Hawthorne's story (1850). German Scharlach, Dutch scharlaken show influence of words cognate with English lake (n.2).

1. 1 Of a bright red colour. 2 sinful or whorish. n. 1 A bright red, slightly orange color. 2 Cloth of a scarlet color. v

2. To dye or tinge with scarlet.

n. a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge [syn: vermilion, orange red]

adj. having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies [syn: red, reddish, ruddy, blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red]

Scarlet was a type of fine and expensive woollen cloth common in Medieval Europe. The word "scarlet" is derived from Old French "escarlate" (itself derived from Low Latin and Persian).

Scarlet cloth was produced in red, white, blue, green, and brown colors, among others. The most common color was carmine red, though, which resulted in the double meaning of the word as a color designation.

It is probable that name of the character Will Scarlett in the Robin Hood legends referred to this type of cloth, similarly to the common occupational surnames (e.g. Weaver, Cooper, Fletcher, etc.).

Scarlet is a brilliant red color with a tinge of orange. In the spectrum of visible light, and on the traditional color wheel, it is one-quarter of the way between red and orange, slightly less orange than vermilion.

According to surveys in Europe and the United States, scarlet and other bright shades of red are the colors most associated with courage, force, passion, heat, and joy. In the Roman Catholic Church, scarlet is the color worn by a cardinal, and is associated with the blood of Christ and the Christian martyrs, and with sacrifice.

Scarlet is also often associated with immorality and sin, particularly prostitution or adultery, largely because of a passage referring to " The Great Harlot", "dressed in purple and scarlet", in the Bible (Revelation 17: 1-6).

Scarlet may refer to:

• Scarlet (color), a bright tone of red that is slightly toward orange, named after the cloth
• Scarlet (cloth), a type of woollen cloth common in medieval England
• Scarlet (dye), the dye used to give the cloth its color

Scarlet were a UK based vocal duo from Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. They consisted of Cheryl Parker ( vocalist, guitarist) and Jo Youle ( pianist, keyboardist, vocalist). The group originally had a third member, Joanna Fox ( flutist, vocalist) but she left before the band had any major success.

Scarlet was a monthly women's magazine launched in November 2004 with the tag line, "the new magazine for women who get it". It was published by Blaze Publishing Ltd, then sold to Interactive Publishing. It was distributed UK-wide at retailers such as W H Smith, Tesco, Superdrug and Somerfield. It is currently being republished as a digital only magazine by a new publishing company called Scarlet Media Limited.

Scarlet is a metalcore band from Richmond, Virginia currently on a long term hiatus.

Scarlet is a telecommunications company active in the Netherlands and Belgium as an Internet Service Provider and provider of fixed and mobile telephony. It has minor operations in Luxembourg, Curaçao and Sint Maarten.

The Belgacom Group announced its acquisition of Scarlet NA/SA on 15 February 2008, after the approval of the competition authorities. Belgacom aims to complement its own offers with Scarlet's basic, low-cost products in the areas of fixed and mobile telephony and the Internet for Belgian and international customers.

Scarlet is the fourth studio album by Polish gothic rock band Closterkeller. It was released on January 16, 1995 in Poland through Izabelin Studio/PolyGram Polska. The album was recorded at Izabelin Studio from August to October, 1994. The cover art was created by Piotr Rosiński and fotos by Paulina Ochnio and Piotr Rosiński.

The album has reached a golden record status in Poland, with over 100 thousands copies sold.

Scarlet is the debut album by British quartet Code Red, released in 1997 via Polydor Records. Unlike other European boybands like Boyzone, Westlife and Take That, Code Red had more of a soul and R&B sound, which reflected in most of their songs.

Scarlet or Scarlett, in comics, may refer to:

• Scarlet (Icon Comics), a 2010 series from writer Brian Michael Bendis
• Scarlet (DC Comics), a sidekick to Jason Todd's Red Hood from Batman and Robin
• Scarlett (DC Comics), a 1993 DC Comics series
• Scarlett (G.I. Joe), a G.I. Joe character who appeared in the spin-off comics
• Mr. Scarlet, a Fawcett Comics superhero later drafted into the DC Universe
• Miss Scarlet, a character from the 2000 AD story Stickleback

It may also refer to:

• Scarlet Centurion, an alias used by a number of Marvel Comics characters
• Scarlet Knights (comics), a Marvel Comics superhero team
• Scarlet Scarab, a number of Marvel Comics characters
• Scarlet Scorpion, an AC Comics character and member of the Sentinels of Justice
• Scarlet Skier, a DC Comics character
• Scarlet Spider, the alias for a number of Marvel Comics characters
• Scarlet Traces, a Dark Horse series from Ian Edginton and D'Israeli
• Scarlet Witch, a Marvel Comics superhero

Scarlet is the second novel in Marissa Meyer's The Lunar Chronicles, published by Macmillan Publishers through their subsidiary Feiwel & Friends. The story is loosely based on the fairy tale of " Little Red Riding Hood", similar to its previous book Cinder which was loosely based on " Cinderella".

Scarlet is a creator-owned comic book series written by Brian Michael Bendis under Marvel Comics' Icon imprint. The title is illustrated and co-created by Alex Maleev.

The series is about a young woman named Scarlet Rue from Portland who rebels against a corrupt society and ends up starting a new American revolution in the process. The series often breaks the fourth wall in that the protagonist talks to the reader of the comic.

Bendis and Maleev previously collaborated on Marvel's Daredevil, Spider-Woman and Halo: Uprising. Scarlet is published on an irregular schedule, with 5 issues published in 2010 - 2011 and two in 2013. The eighth issue appeared in May 2016 and the tenth and last issue was released on June 15, 2016.