All her household are clothed with scarlet.
Prov. xxxi. 21.
Scar"let, a. Of the color called scarlet; as, a scarlet cloth or
thread.
Scarlet admiral (Zoöl.), the red admiral. See under Red. -- Scarlet
bean (Bot.), a kind of bean (Phaseolus multiflorus) having scarlet
flowers; scarlet runner. -- Scarlet fever (Med.), a contagious febrile
disease characterized by inflammation of the fauces and a scarlet rash,
appearing usually on the second day, and ending in desquamation about
the sixth or seventh day. -- Scarlet fish (Zoöl.), the telescope fish;
-- so called from its red color. See under Telescope. -- Scarlet ibis
(Zoöl.) See under Ibis. -- Scarlet maple (Bot.), the red maple. See
Maple. -- Scarlet mite (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of bright
red carnivorous mites found among grass and moss, especially Thombidium
holosericeum and allied species. The young are parasitic upon spiders
and insects. -- Scarlet oak (Bot.), a species of oak (Quercus coccinea)
of the United States; -- so called from the scarlet color of its leaves
in autumn. -- Scarlet runner (Bot.), the scarlet bean. -- Scarlet
tanager. (Zoöl.) See under Tanager.