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scarlet
(encz) | scarlet,jasně červený Zdeněk Brož |
scarlet
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scarlet
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Scarlet
(gcide) | Scarlet \Scar"let\, n. [OE. scarlat, scarlet, OF. escarlate, F.
['e]carlate (cf. Pr. escarlat, escarlata, Sp. & Pg.
escarlata, It. scarlatto, LL. scarlatum), from Per.
sakirl[=a]t.]
A deep bright red tinged with orange or yellow, -- of many
tints and shades; a vivid or bright red color.
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2. Cloth of a scarlet color.
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All her household are clothed with scarlet. --Prov.
xxxi. 21.
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Scarlet
(gcide) | Scarlet \Scar"let\, v. t.
To dye or tinge with scarlet. [R.]
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The ashy paleness of my cheek
Is scarleted in ruddy flakes of wrath. --Ford.
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Scarlet
(gcide) | Scarlet \Scar"let\, a.
Of the color called scarlet; as, a scarlet cloth or thread.
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Scarlet admiral (Zool.), 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 (Zool.), the telescope fish; -- so called from
its red color. See under Telescope.
Scarlet ibis (Zool.) See under Ibis.
Scarlet maple (Bot.), the red maple. See Maple.
Scarlet mite (Zool.), 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. (Zool.) See under Tanager.
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scarlet
(wn) | scarlet
adj 1: of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to
orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or
tomatoes or rubies [syn: red, reddish, ruddy,
blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red,
crimson, ruby, ruby-red, scarlet]
n 1: a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an
orange tinge [syn: scarlet, vermilion, orange red] |
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scarlet
(encz) | scarlet,jasně červený Zdeněk Brožscarlet,nach n: Zdeněk Brožscarlet,šarlatový adj: Zdeněk Brož |
scarlet bugler
(encz) | scarlet bugler, n: |
scarlet bush
(encz) | scarlet bush, n: |
scarlet clematis
(encz) | scarlet clematis, n: |
scarlet cup
(encz) | scarlet cup, n: |
scarlet fever
(encz) | scarlet fever,spála [med.] |
scarlet fritillary
(encz) | scarlet fritillary, n: |
scarlet hamelia
(encz) | scarlet hamelia, n: |
scarlet haw
(encz) | scarlet haw, n: |
scarlet letter
(encz) | scarlet letter, n: |
scarlet lychnis
(encz) | scarlet lychnis, n: |
scarlet maple
(encz) | scarlet maple, n: |
scarlet musk flower
(encz) | scarlet musk flower, n: |
scarlet oak
(encz) | scarlet oak, n: |
scarlet pimpernel
(encz) | scarlet pimpernel, n: |
scarlet plume
(encz) | scarlet plume, n: |
scarlet runner
(encz) | scarlet runner, n: |
scarlet runner bean
(encz) | scarlet runner bean, n: |
scarlet strawberry
(encz) | scarlet strawberry, n: |
scarlet sumac
(encz) | scarlet sumac, n: |
scarlet tanager
(encz) | scarlet tanager, n: |
scarlet wisteria tree
(encz) | scarlet wisteria tree, n: |
Iodine scarlet
(gcide) | Iodine \I"o*dine\ ([imac]"[-o]*d[i^]n or [imac]"[-o]*d[=e]n;
104), n. [Gr. 'iw`dhs violetlike; 'i`on a violet + e'i^dos
form: cf. F. iode, iodine. The name was given from the violet
color of its vapor. See Violet, Idyl.] (Chem.)
A nonmetallic element, of the halogen group of atomic number
53, occurring always in combination, as in the iodides. When
isolated it is in the form of dark gray metallic scales,
resembling plumbago, soft but brittle, and emitting a
chlorinelike odor. Symbol I. Atomic weight 126.90. If heated,
iodine volatilizes in beautiful violet vapors.
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Note: Iodine was formerly obtained from the ashes of seaweed
(kelp or varec), but is now also extracted from certain
natural brines. In the free state, iodine, even in very
minute quantities, colors starch blue. Iodine and its
compounds are largely used in medicine (as in
liniments, antisyphilitics, etc.), in photography, in
the preparation of aniline dyes, and as an indicator in
titration.
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Iodine green, an artificial green dyestuff, consisting of
an iodine derivative of rosaniline; -- called also {night
green}.
Iodine scarlet, a pigment of an intense scarlet color,
consisting of mercuric iodide.
Iodine yellow, a brilliant yellow pigment, consisting of
plumbic iodide.
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red blood-red carmine cerise cherry cherry-red crimson ruby ruby-red scarlet
(gcide) | colorful \colorful\ adj.
1. having striking color. Opposite of colorless.
Note: [Narrower terms: {changeable, chatoyant, iridescent,
shot}; deep, rich; flaming; fluorescent, glowing;
prismatic; psychedelic; {red, ruddy, flushed,
empurpled}]
Syn: colourful.
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2. striking in variety and interest. Opposite of colorless
or dull. [Narrower terms: brave, fine, gay, glorious;
flamboyant, resplendent, unrestrained; {flashy, gaudy,
jazzy, showy, snazzy, sporty}; picturesque]
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3. having color or a certain color; not black, white or grey;
as, colored crepe paper. Opposite of colorless and
monochrome.
Note: [Narrower terms: tinted; touched, tinged; {amber,
brownish-yellow, yellow-brown}; amethyst; {auburn,
reddish-brown}; aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, golden;
azure, cerulean, sky-blue, bright blue; {bicolor,
bicolour, bicolored, bicoloured, bichrome}; {blue,
bluish, light-blue, dark-blue}; {blushful,
blush-colored, rosy}; bottle-green; bronze, bronzy;
brown, brownish, dark-brown; buff; {canary,
canary-yellow}; caramel, caramel brown; carnation;
chartreuse; chestnut; dun; {earth-colored,
earthlike}; fuscous; {green, greenish, light-green,
dark-green}; jade, jade-green; khaki; {lavender,
lilac}; mauve; moss green, mosstone; {motley,
multicolor, culticolour, multicolored, multicoloured,
painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied,
varicolored, varicoloured}; mousy, mouse-colored;
ocher, ochre; olive-brown; olive-drab; olive;
orange, orangish; peacock-blue; pink, pinkish;
purple, violet, purplish; {red, blood-red, carmine,
cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red,
scarlet}; red, reddish; rose, roseate; rose-red;
rust, rusty, rust-colored; {snuff, snuff-brown,
snuff-color, snuff-colour, snuff-colored,
snuff-coloured, mummy-brown, chukker-brown}; {sorrel,
brownish-orange}; stone, stone-gray; {straw-color,
straw-colored, straw-coloured}; tan; tangerine;
tawny; ultramarine; umber; {vermilion,
vermillion, cinibar, Chinese-red}; yellow, yellowish;
yellow-green; avocado; bay; beige; {blae
bluish-black or gray-blue)}; coral; creamy; {cress
green, cresson, watercress}; hazel; {honey,
honey-colored}; hued(postnominal); magenta;
maroon; pea-green; russet; sage, sage-green;
sea-green] [Also See: chromatic, colored, dark,
light.]
Syn: colored, coloured, in color(predicate).
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Scarlet admiral
(gcide) | Scarlet \Scar"let\, a.
Of the color called scarlet; as, a scarlet cloth or thread.
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Scarlet admiral (Zool.), 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 (Zool.), the telescope fish; -- so called from
its red color. See under Telescope.
Scarlet ibis (Zool.) See under Ibis.
Scarlet maple (Bot.), the red maple. See Maple.
Scarlet mite (Zool.), 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. (Zool.) See under Tanager.
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Scarlet fever
(gcide) | Scarlet \Scar"let\, a.
Of the color called scarlet; as, a scarlet cloth or thread.
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Scarlet admiral (Zool.), 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 (Zool.), the telescope fish; -- so called from
its red color. See under Telescope.
Scarlet ibis (Zool.) See under Ibis.
Scarlet maple (Bot.), the red maple. See Maple.
Scarlet mite (Zool.), 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. (Zool.) See under Tanager.
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Scarlet fish
(gcide) | Scarlet \Scar"let\, a.
Of the color called scarlet; as, a scarlet cloth or thread.
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Scarlet admiral (Zool.), 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 (Zool.), the telescope fish; -- so called from
its red color. See under Telescope.
Scarlet ibis (Zool.) See under Ibis.
Scarlet maple (Bot.), the red maple. See Maple.
Scarlet mite (Zool.), 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. (Zool.) See under Tanager.
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Scarlet ibis
(gcide) | Scarlet \Scar"let\, a.
Of the color called scarlet; as, a scarlet cloth or thread.
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Scarlet admiral (Zool.), 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 (Zool.), the telescope fish; -- so called from
its red color. See under Telescope.
Scarlet ibis (Zool.) See under Ibis.
Scarlet maple (Bot.), the red maple. See Maple.
Scarlet mite (Zool.), 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. (Zool.) See under Tanager.
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Scarlet maple
(gcide) | Scarlet \Scar"let\, a.
Of the color called scarlet; as, a scarlet cloth or thread.
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Scarlet admiral (Zool.), 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 (Zool.), the telescope fish; -- so called from
its red color. See under Telescope.
Scarlet ibis (Zool.) See under Ibis.
Scarlet maple (Bot.), the red maple. See Maple.
Scarlet mite (Zool.), 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. (Zool.) See under Tanager.
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Scarlet mite
(gcide) | Scarlet \Scar"let\, a.
Of the color called scarlet; as, a scarlet cloth or thread.
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Scarlet admiral (Zool.), 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 (Zool.), the telescope fish; -- so called from
its red color. See under Telescope.
Scarlet ibis (Zool.) See under Ibis.
Scarlet maple (Bot.), the red maple. See Maple.
Scarlet mite (Zool.), 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. (Zool.) See under Tanager.
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Scarlet oak
(gcide) | Scarlet \Scar"let\, a.
Of the color called scarlet; as, a scarlet cloth or thread.
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Scarlet admiral (Zool.), 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 (Zool.), the telescope fish; -- so called from
its red color. See under Telescope.
Scarlet ibis (Zool.) See under Ibis.
Scarlet maple (Bot.), the red maple. See Maple.
Scarlet mite (Zool.), 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. (Zool.) See under Tanager.
[1913 Webster]Oak \Oak\ ([=o]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [=a]c; akin to D.
eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.]
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1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus Quercus. The oaks
have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and
staminate flowers in catkins. The fruit is a smooth nut,
called an acorn, which is more or less inclosed in a
scaly involucre called the cup or cupule. There are now
recognized about three hundred species, of which nearly
fifty occur in the United States, the rest in Europe,
Asia, and the other parts of North America, a very few
barely reaching the northern parts of South America and
Africa. Many of the oaks form forest trees of grand
proportions and live many centuries. The wood is usually
hard and tough, and provided with conspicuous medullary
rays, forming the silver grain.
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2. The strong wood or timber of the oak.
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Note: Among the true oaks in America are:
Barren oak, or
Black-jack, Quercus nigra.
Basket oak, Quercus Michauxii.
Black oak, Quercus tinctoria; -- called also yellow oak
or quercitron oak.
Bur oak (see under Bur.), Quercus macrocarpa; -- called
also over-cup or mossy-cup oak.
Chestnut oak, Quercus Prinus and Quercus densiflora.
Chinquapin oak (see under Chinquapin), {Quercus
prinoides}.
Coast live oak, Quercus agrifolia, of California; -- also
called enceno.
Live oak (see under Live), Quercus virens, the best of
all for shipbuilding; also, Quercus Chrysolepis, of
California.
Pin oak. Same as Swamp oak.
Post oak, Quercus obtusifolia.
Red oak, Quercus rubra.
Scarlet oak, Quercus coccinea.
Scrub oak, Quercus ilicifolia, Quercus undulata, etc.
Shingle oak, Quercus imbricaria.
Spanish oak, Quercus falcata.
Swamp Spanish oak, or
Pin oak, Quercus palustris.
Swamp white oak, Quercus bicolor.
Water oak, Quercus aquatica.
Water white oak, Quercus lyrata.
Willow oak, Quercus Phellos.
[1913 Webster] Among the true oaks in Europe are:
Bitter oak, or
Turkey oak, Quercus Cerris (see Cerris).
Cork oak, Quercus Suber.
English white oak, Quercus Robur.
Evergreen oak,
Holly oak, or
Holm oak, Quercus Ilex.
Kermes oak, Quercus coccifera.
Nutgall oak, Quercus infectoria.
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Note: Among plants called oak, but not of the genus
Quercus, are:
African oak, a valuable timber tree ({Oldfieldia
Africana}).
Australian oak or She oak, any tree of the genus
Casuarina (see Casuarina).
Indian oak, the teak tree (see Teak).
Jerusalem oak. See under Jerusalem.
New Zealand oak, a sapindaceous tree ({Alectryon
excelsum}).
Poison oak, a shrub once not distinguished from poison ivy,
but now restricted to Rhus toxicodendron or {Rhus
diversiloba}.
Silky oak or Silk-bark oak, an Australian tree
(Grevillea robusta).
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Green oak, oak wood colored green by the growth of the
mycelium of certain fungi.
Oak apple, a large, smooth, round gall produced on the
leaves of the American red oak by a gallfly ({Cynips
confluens}). It is green and pulpy when young.
Oak beauty (Zool.), a British geometrid moth ({Biston
prodromaria}) whose larva feeds on the oak.
Oak gall, a gall found on the oak. See 2d Gall.
Oak leather (Bot.), the mycelium of a fungus which forms
leatherlike patches in the fissures of oak wood.
Oak pruner. (Zool.) See Pruner, the insect.
Oak spangle, a kind of gall produced on the oak by the
insect Diplolepis lenticularis.
Oak wart, a wartlike gall on the twigs of an oak.
The Oaks, one of the three great annual English horse races
(the Derby and St. Leger being the others). It was
instituted in 1779 by the Earl of Derby, and so called
from his estate.
To sport one's oak, to be "not at home to visitors,"
signified by closing the outer (oaken) door of one's
rooms. [Cant, Eng. Univ.]
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scarlet ocher
(gcide) | Venetian \Ve*ne"tian\, a. [Cf. It. Veneziano, L. Venetianus.]
Of or pertaining to Venice in Italy.
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Venetian blind, a blind for windows, doors, etc., made of
thin slats, either fixed at a certain angle in the
shutter, or movable, and in the latter case so disposed as
to overlap each other when closed, and to show a series of
open spaces for the admission of air and light when in
other positions.
Venetian carpet, an inexpensive carpet, used for passages
and stairs, having a woolen warp which conceals the weft;
the pattern is therefore commonly made up of simple
stripes.
Venetian chalk, a white compact talc or steatite, used for
marking on cloth, etc.
Venetian door (Arch.), a door having long, narrow windows
or panes of glass on the sides.
Venetian glass, a kind of glass made by the Venetians, for
decorative purposes, by the combination of pieces of glass
of different colors fused together and wrought into
various ornamental patterns.
Venetian red, a brownish red color, prepared from sulphate
of iron; -- called also scarlet ocher.
Venetian soap. See Castile soap, under Soap.
Venetian sumac (Bot.), a South European tree ({Rhus
Cotinus}) which yields the yellow dyewood called fustet;
-- also called smoke tree.
Venetian window (Arch.), a window consisting of a main
window with an arched head, having on each side a long and
narrow window with a square head.
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scarlet queening
(gcide) | Queening \Queen"ing\, n. [See Queen apple.] (Bot.)
Any one of several kinds of apples, as summer queening,
scarlet queening, and early queening. An apple called the
queening was cultivated in England two hundred years ago.
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Scarlet runner
(gcide) | Scarlet \Scar"let\, a.
Of the color called scarlet; as, a scarlet cloth or thread.
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Scarlet admiral (Zool.), 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 (Zool.), the telescope fish; -- so called from
its red color. See under Telescope.
Scarlet ibis (Zool.) See under Ibis.
Scarlet maple (Bot.), the red maple. See Maple.
Scarlet mite (Zool.), 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. (Zool.) See under Tanager.
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Scarlet tanager
(gcide) | Scarlet \Scar"let\, a.
Of the color called scarlet; as, a scarlet cloth or thread.
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Scarlet admiral (Zool.), 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 (Zool.), the telescope fish; -- so called from
its red color. See under Telescope.
Scarlet ibis (Zool.) See under Ibis.
Scarlet maple (Bot.), the red maple. See Maple.
Scarlet mite (Zool.), 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. (Zool.) See under Tanager.
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scarlet-breasted parrot
(gcide) | Green-leek \Green"-leek`\, n. (Zool.)
An Australian parrakeet (Polytelis Barrabandi); -- called
also the scarlet-breasted parrot.
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scarlet
(wn) | scarlet
adj 1: of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to
orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or
tomatoes or rubies [syn: red, reddish, ruddy,
blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red,
crimson, ruby, ruby-red, scarlet]
n 1: a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an
orange tinge [syn: scarlet, vermilion, orange red] |
scarlet bugler
(wn) | scarlet bugler
n 1: plant with bright red tubular flowers in long narrow
clusters near tips of erect stems; coastal ranges from
central California southward [syn: scarlet bugler,
Penstemon centranthifolius] |
scarlet bush
(wn) | scarlet bush
n 1: handsome shrub with showy orange to scarlet or crimson
flowers; Florida and West Indies to Mexico and Brazil [syn:
scarlet bush, scarlet hamelia, coloradillo, {Hamelia
patens}, Hamelia erecta] |
scarlet clematis
(wn) | scarlet clematis
n 1: woody vine of Texas having showy solitary nodding scarlet
flowers [syn: scarlet clematis, Clematis texensis] |
scarlet cup
(wn) | scarlet cup
n 1: a discomycete that is a harbinger of spring; the fruiting
body is thin and tough and saucer-shaped (about the size of
quarter to a half dollar) with a deep bright red upper
surface and a whitish exterior [syn: {Sarcoscypha
coccinea}, scarlet cup] |
scarlet fever
(wn) | scarlet fever
n 1: an acute communicable disease (usually in children)
characterized by fever and a red rash [syn: {scarlet
fever}, scarlatina] |
scarlet fritillary
(wn) | scarlet fritillary
n 1: western United States herb with scarlet and yellow narrow
bell-shaped flowers [syn: scarlet fritillary,
Fritillaria recurva] |
scarlet hamelia
(wn) | scarlet hamelia
n 1: handsome shrub with showy orange to scarlet or crimson
flowers; Florida and West Indies to Mexico and Brazil [syn:
scarlet bush, scarlet hamelia, coloradillo, {Hamelia
patens}, Hamelia erecta] |
scarlet haw
(wn) | scarlet haw
n 1: common shrub or small tree of the eastern United States
having few thorns and white flowers in corymbs followed by
bright orange-red berries [syn: scarlet haw, {Crataegus
biltmoreana}] |
scarlet letter
(wn) | scarlet letter
n 1: the letter A in red; Puritans required adulterers to wear
it |
scarlet lychnis
(wn) | scarlet lychnis
n 1: Eurasian garden perennial having scarlet flowers in dense
terminal heads [syn: scarlet lychnis, maltese cross,
Lychins chalcedonica] |
scarlet maple
(wn) | scarlet maple
n 1: maple of eastern and central America; five-lobed leaves
turn scarlet and yellow in autumn [syn: red maple,
scarlet maple, swamp maple, Acer rubrum] |
scarlet musk flower
(wn) | scarlet musk flower
n 1: viscid branched perennial of the southwestern United States
and northern Mexico having tuberous roots and deep red
flowers [syn: scarlet musk flower, Nyctaginia capitata] |
scarlet oak
(wn) | scarlet oak
n 1: medium-large deciduous tree with a thick trunk found in the
eastern United States and southern Canada and having close-
grained wood and deeply seven-lobed leaves turning scarlet
in autumn [syn: scarlet oak, Quercus coccinea] |
scarlet pimpernel
(wn) | scarlet pimpernel
n 1: herb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at
approach of rainy weather [syn: scarlet pimpernel, {red
pimpernel}, poor man's weatherglass, {Anagallis
arvensis}] |
scarlet plume
(wn) | scarlet plume
n 1: Mexican shrub often cultivated for its scarlet-bracted
flowers [syn: scarlet plume, Euphorbia fulgens] |
scarlet runner
(wn) | scarlet runner
n 1: tropical American bean with red flowers and mottled black
beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a
preferred food bean in Great Britain [syn: {scarlet
runner}, scarlet runner bean, Dutch case-knife bean,
runner bean, Phaseolus coccineus, {Phaseolus
multiflorus}]
2: hairy trailing or prostrate western Australian vine with
bright scarlet-pink flowers [syn: scarlet runner, {running
postman}, Kennedia prostrata]
3: long bean pods usually sliced into half-inch lengths; a
favorite in Britain [syn: scarlet runner, {scarlet runner
bean}, runner bean, English runner bean] |
scarlet runner bean
(wn) | scarlet runner bean
n 1: tropical American bean with red flowers and mottled black
beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a
preferred food bean in Great Britain [syn: {scarlet
runner}, scarlet runner bean, Dutch case-knife bean,
runner bean, Phaseolus coccineus, {Phaseolus
multiflorus}]
2: long bean pods usually sliced into half-inch lengths; a
favorite in Britain [syn: scarlet runner, {scarlet runner
bean}, runner bean, English runner bean] |
scarlet strawberry
(wn) | scarlet strawberry
n 1: North American wild strawberry with sweet scarlet fruit; a
source of many cultivated strawberries [syn: {Virginia
strawberry}, scarlet strawberry, Fragaria virginiana] |
scarlet sumac
(wn) | scarlet sumac
n 1: common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with
waxy compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed
by red berries [syn: smooth sumac, scarlet sumac,
vinegar tree, Rhus glabra] |
scarlet tanager
(wn) | scarlet tanager
n 1: the male is bright red with black wings and tail [syn:
scarlet tanager, Piranga olivacea, redbird,
firebird] |
scarlet wisteria tree
(wn) | scarlet wisteria tree
n 1: a softwood tree with lax racemes of usually red or pink
flowers; tropical Australia and Asia; naturalized in
southern Florida and West Indies [syn: {scarlet wisteria
tree}, vegetable hummingbird, Sesbania grandiflora] |
scarlet-crimson
(wn) | scarlet-crimson
adj 1: of crimson tinged with scarlet |
scarlet-pink
(wn) | scarlet-pink
adj 1: of pink tinged with scarlet |
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