scarlet woman, scarlet lady

An appellation founded on Rev. xvii. 4. scar-lět, v. t. [SCARLET, 8.] 1. To make scarlet; to redden. *2. To clothe in scarlet. "Pylyoned and scarlet ted."-Harl. Miscell., vi. 442. scar-le-tin-a, s. [SCARLATINA.] *scar-mage (age as Ig), *scar'-mōge, s. [SKIRMISH.J *scar-mis he, *scar-misc he, s. [SKIRMISH.] scarn, skarn, s . [A. S. scearn; Icel., Dan., & Sw.skarn =dung.] Dung. ( Prov . & Scotch .) scär-61d, a . [Lat. scar(us); Eng. suff. -oid.] Belonging to, characteristic of, or resembling the genus Scarus (q. v.). "This typical genus contains by far the greatest number of Scaroid Wra es."-Günther: Study of Fishes , p. 532. scarp (1) scarf scarf, escarpe from tal. scarpa , so called because cut sharp or steep,.rom O. H. Ger, scharf , scharff ; Low Ger. scharp = sharp (q. v.); O. Fr. escar per =to cut smooth and steep.] 1. Ord. Lang.: A perpendicular, or nearly perpendicular slope. 2. Fort .: The interior slope or wall of the ditch at the foot of the parapet. It is hidden from the enemy by the glacis. scarp (2), scarpe, subst . [O. French escharpe .] [SCARF (1), s.] Her.: A diminutive of the bend sinister, supposed to represent a shoulder-belt or officer's scarf. scarp, v. t. [SCARP (1), s.] To cut down like a scarf or slope; to cut down perpendicularly. "In other places artificially scarped into a beetling crag."-London Daily Telegraph. scarped, pa. par. or a. [SCARP, v.] scarph, s. [SCARF (2), 8., 1.] *scăr-pine, s . [French escarp in ; Ital. scarpa = a shoe, a slipper.] An instrument of torture like a boot. "I was put to the scarpines ." -Kingsley: Westward Ho! ch. vii. scarred, pa . par . & a. [SCAR (1), v.] A. As pa . par .: (See the verb.) B. As adjective: I. Ord. Lang.: Marked by a scar or scars; exhibiting scars. II. Bot .: Marked by the scars left by bodies, such as leaves, which have fallen off. scar-rỹ (1), adj. [Eng.scar (1), s.; -y.] Resembling or having scars or precipices. scar-rỹ (2), a . [Eng. scar (2), s.; -y.] Pertaining to or resembling a scar or scars; having or exhibiting scars; scarred. scart, v . t . [A variant of scrat (q. v.).] To scratch, to scrape. Sometimes applied to indistinct or bad writing. ( Scotch .) scart (1), s. [SCART, v.] 1. A scratch, a slight wound. "I would never be making a hum-dudgeon about a scart on a pow."- Scott : Guy Manner ing , ch. xxiii. 2. A meager, puny-looking person. scart (2) skart, s. [SCARF, (3), s.] A cormorant. (Scotch.) "D'ye think ye'll help them wi' skirling that gate like an auld skart f "-Scott: Antiquary , ch. viii. scär-ŭs, subst. [Lat., from Gr. skarus = Scarus cretensis.] Ichthy.: Parrot-Wra es; a genus of Labride with ten species. The jaws from a sharp beak, teeth confluent; dorsal spines stiff, pungent. Scarus cretensis occurs in the Mediterranean; the other nine are from the tropics. The first was held in high repute among the ancients, and is still valued for its exquisite flavor. It feeds on fucus, and the fact that it rolls its food backwards and forwards in the mouth to masticate it thoroughly probably gave rise to the idea that it was a ruminant. [PARROT-FISH.] scär-ỹ, s. [Etym. doubtful.] Poor land, having a thin coat of gra . ( Prov. Eng.) scär-ỹ, a. [Eng. scar(e); -y.] Easily frightened; as, a scary horse.