scarlet
noun
a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
scarlets
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pluralof scarlet.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
But I recommend staying with “Bojagi” until the shock of its variety fades and you can pick out the scarlets, eggplants and other gorgeous colors of its individual squares.
From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2022
“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
