scarlet-letter
scarlet letter
noun
a scarlet letter “A,” formerly worn by one convicted of adultery.
Origin:
1840–50, Americanism
1840–50, Americanism
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| scarlet letter | |
| —n | |
| (esp among US Puritans) a scarlet letter A formerly worn by a person convicted of adultery | |
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