scarlet
1scar·let
noun \ˈskär-lət\Definition of SCARLET
1
: scarlet cloth or clothes
2
: any of various bright reds
Origin of SCARLET
Middle English scarlat, scarlet, from Anglo-French escarlet, from Medieval Latin scarlata, from Persian saqalāt, a kind of rich cloth
First Known Use: 13th century
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