Scar″let (?), n. [OE. scarlat, scarlet, OF. escarlate, F. écarlate (cf. Pr. escarlat, escarlata, Sp. & Pg. escarlata, It. scarlatto, LL. scarlatum), from Per. sakirlāt.] A deep bright red tinged with orange or yellow, — of many tints and shades; a vivid or bright red color.
2. Cloth of a scarlet color.
All her household are clothed with scarlet. Prov. xxxi. 21.