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scarlet

[skahr-lit] / ˈskɑr lɪt /




NOUN
carmine
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In the film, Huppert's countess character returns to life in a scarlet red funeral barge sailing into in the Seegrotte, an underground Viennese lake popular with tourists.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Among papers scattered in the dusty attic he finds, along with a scarlet and gold embroidered A, the true story of Hester Prynne written by the surveyor from 100 years before.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Peggy and Dorothy discovered the truth, only to learn that the little boy had since died of scarlet fever.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

This region shelters not only migratory songbirds but also jaguars, tapirs, and scarlet macaws.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2025

The boys’ faces and hands were scarlet with paprika.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood




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