scar‧let /ˈskɑːlət, ˈskɑːlɪt $ -ɑːr-/
adjective[
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old French;
Origin: escarlate, from Medieval Latin scarlata, from Persian saqalat type of cloth]
1. bright red
2. British English if you go scarlet, your face becomes red, usually because you are embarrassed or angry
Synonym : blushgo/turn/flush/blush scarlet
Eileen blushed scarlet at the joke.—scarlet noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲