flushing vs scarlet

flushing

noun
  • A heavy, coarse cloth manufactured from shoddy. 

  • A surface formed of floating threads. 

  • Rushing of blood to the skin's surface, especially on the face, as happens under various physiological circumstances (e.g., in embarrassment or stress or during menopause). 

  • The act by which something is flushed. 

scarlet

noun
  • Cloth of a scarlet color. 

  • A brilliant red colour tinged with orange. 

adj
  • Sinful or whorish. 

  • Blushing; embarrassed or mortified. 

  • Of a bright red colour. 

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

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