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scarlet

[skahr-lit] / ˈskɑr lɪt /




NOUN
carmine
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Then she’s back, her scarlet blazer and marbled scarf bright against the white walls.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

To fight these “little scarlet cells,” Grandfather seeks inspiration in the “little gray cells” of Hercule Poirot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

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

Studies show that ʻiʻiwi, also known as the scarlet honeycreeper, face a mortality rate of about 90 percent if infected.

From Science Daily • Feb. 11, 2026

"When you knew me last," said the woman in the scarlet kirtle, "I ruled with my sisters in Carnadine, before it was lost."

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman




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