scarlet
scar‧let /ˈskɑːlət, ˈskɑːlɪt $ -ɑːr-/
adjective
2. British English if you go scarlet, your face becomes red, usually because you are embarrassed or angry
SYN blush
go/turn/flush/blush scarlet
Eileen blushed scarlet at the joke.
—scarlet noun [uncountable]
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 redLanguage: Old French
Origin: escarlate, from Medieval Latin scarlata, from Persian saqalat type of cloth
2. British English if you go scarlet, your face becomes red, usually because you are embarrassed or angry
SYN blush
go/turn/flush/blush scarlet
—scarlet noun [uncountable]