Hypertext Webster Gateway: "scarlet"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Scarlet
This dye was obtained by the Egyptians from the shell-fish
Carthamus tinctorius; and by the Hebrews from the Coccus ilicis,
an insect which infests oak trees, called kermes by the
Arabians.
This colour was early known (Gen. 38:28). It was one of the
colours of the ephod (Ex. 28:6), the girdle (8), and the
breastplate (15) of the high priest. It is also mentioned in
various other connections (Josh. 2:18; 2 Sam. 1:24; Lam. 4:5;
Nahum 2:3). A scarlet robe was in mockery placed on our Lord
(Matt. 27:28; Luke 23:11). "Sins as scarlet" (Isa. 1:18), i.e.,
as scarlet robes "glaring and habitual." Scarlet and crimson
were the firmest of dyes, and thus not easily washed out.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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. 21.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
scarlet
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}]
n : a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an
orange tinge [syn: {vermilion}, {orange red}]
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