apricot vs scarlet

apricot

noun
  • A pale yellow-orange colour, like that of an apricot fruit. 

  • The junction of the brain and brain stem on a target, used as an aiming point to ensure a one-shot kill. 

  • A round sweet and juicy stone fruit, resembling peach or plum in taste, with a yellow-orange flesh, lightly fuzzy skin and a large seed inside. 

  • The apricot tree, Prunus armeniaca 

  • A dog with an orange-coloured coat. 

adj
  • Of a pale yellowish-orange colour, like that of an apricot. 

scarlet

noun
  • A brilliant red colour tinged with orange. 

  • Cloth of a scarlet color. 

verb
  • To dye or tinge (something) with scarlet. 

adj
  • Sinful or whorish. 

  • Blushing; embarrassed or mortified. 

  • Of a bright red colour. 

How often have the words apricot and scarlet occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )