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| scar·let wom·an (plural scar·let wom·en) |
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an offensive term for a woman believed to be an adulterer or prostitute or to engage excessively in sexual activity
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| [< Revelations 17:1-6 in the Bible, in which a sinful woman appears "in purple and scarlet color"] |
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