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scarlet

[skahr-lit] / ˈskɑr lɪt /




NOUN
carmine
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Rearing the snails - as well as other critically endangered invertebrates such as scarlet malachite beetles, ladybird spiders and tadpole shrimp - has become a family affair.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

Backers say the limits avoid saddling arrestees with a digital scarlet letter that can cause lasting harm in employment and housing even after an acquittal or dismissal.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

I put some scarlet runner beans from the Hollywood Farmers Market over it to symbolize the gathering cultures of Native American tribes.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 13, 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

“It is, indeed,” said James, gazing at the beautiful scarlet shell with the nine black spots on it.

From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl

As passing days begin to ignite the scarlets and the golds on treetops or twigs, Friday helped show how much their flame owes to the autumn sunshine.

From Washington Post Oct. 7, 2022

Their house is barely visible, obscured by a riot of flora that burst with colors — periwinkles, buttery yellows, whites, deep oranges, scarlets — from early spring through late fall.

From New York Times Dec. 3, 2021

“His brush is loaded with lots of oil paint in scarlets and pale pinks. You get a sense of the movement, texture and lusciousness of the painted surface.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 24, 2016

The scarlets, cobalts and chrome yellows are intense in some passages, depleted in others.

From Slate Dec. 18, 2010

She imagines her granddaughter pale, gliding through paleness, malnourished and cold without the food of scarlets and greens.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García




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