Function: noun
Etymology: from such a letter in the novel The Scarlet Letter (1850) by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Date: 1850
: a scarlet A worn as a punitive mark of adultery
Function: noun
Etymology: from such a letter in the novel The Scarlet Letter (1850) by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Date: 1850
: a scarlet A worn as a punitive mark of adultery
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012