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Meanings of scarlet in English

Russian
алый цвет
Portuguese
escarlate
Catalan
escarlata
Spanish
escarlata
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Color shade of bright red.

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        алый цвет
        Portuguese
        vermelho
        Catalan
        vermelló

        A variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge.

              vermelho

              Of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies.

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                  Usage of scarlet in English
                  1
                  His Eminence in scarlet is magnificent; his Eminence in gray is terrible.
                  The Man Who Laughs: A Romance of English History
                  2
                  The man dressed in scarlet turned round and said in an undertone:
                  The Severed Hand / From "German Tales" Published by the American...
                  3
                  Tall and grim he stood in the scarlet jacket of the Police.
                  Back to God's Country and Other Stories
                  4
                  The girl in the scarlet jacket turned around with an angry scowl.
                  The Little Colonel's Hero
                  5
                  She tossed the scarlet rose over to him; it hit his mouth.
                  Three Weeks
                  6
                  There were amber and scarlet and black; silks and satins and velvets.
                  Bébée; Or, Two Little Wooden Shoes
                  7
                  He could already see the bright scarlet smears in the room ahead.
                  Bryant & may on the loose: a peculiar crimes unit mystery
                  8
                  The empress made an exclamation; and her face grew scarlet with anger.
                  Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel
                  9
                  There's a risk he could develop scarlet fever if you're not careful.
                  Watch them die
                  10
                  Tea was brought in by portentous, powdered footmen in scarlet and gold.
                  The Fortunate Youth
                  11
                  Dressed in their scarlet uniforms, the Camdens were on the field practicing.
                  Frank Merriwell's Cruise
                  12
                  The little beast was dressed in a Stamboulee dress of scarlet cloth.
                  Letters from Egypt
                  13
                  It was certainly quite fair; but I felt my cheeks flushing scarlet.
                  The Choice of Life
                  14
                  Unfortunately the Mahlers would also lose their daughter Maria to scarlet fever.
                  Radio NZ
                  15
                  The low song trilled in his little pulsating scarlet throat was mine.
                  My Robin
                  16
                  They had seen him sitting in his scarlet robes upon the judgment-seat.
                  The Whole History of Grandfather's Chair / Or, True Stories from...
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                  United Kingdom
                  Common
                  United States of America
                  Less common
                  Ireland
                  Less common