SCARLET

I. noun Etymology: Middle English scarlat, ~, from Anglo-French e~, from Medieval Latin scarlata, from Persian saqalāt, a kind of rich cloth Date: 13th century ~ cloth or clothes, any of various bright reds, II. adjective Date: 14th century of the color ~, 2. grossly and glaringly offensive , of, characterized by, or associated with sexual immorality