Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
scarlet woman
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ In your mind I was a scarlet woman and could be nothing else.
▪ The scarlet woman is perfect - leave her. 4.
Wiktionary
scarlet woman
n. 1 A woman who is known for behaving in an adulterous manner. 2 A woman believed to be an adulterer.
Wikipedia
Scarlet woman
Scarlet woman can refer to:
- A prostitute
- The Whore of Babylon, a figure in the Book of Revelation
- Babalon, a figure in the mystical system of Thelema
- Bed of Rose's, a song by the Statler Brothers, in which the female character is called the scarlet woman.
Usage examples of "scarlet woman".
Behind the scarlet woman, the skyline of London was vigorously aflame in scarlet tongues of fire, while the sky all about the various demented figures was full of stylized scrolls of thick black cloud.
Perhaps they had drifted away from the scarlet woman and that terrible creature.