scharlaken
Dutch (Brabantic)
noun
Definitions
- (originally) a scarlet laken (woollen cloth)
- (often) the bright-red color scarlet
Etymology
Derived from Old French escarlate (a type of cloth) derived from Latin scarlatum derived from Persian سقرلات (a warm woollen cloth, a kind of rich cloth) derived from Arabic سِقِلَّات (scarlet cloth, rich cloth).
Origin
Arabic
سِقِلَّات
Gloss
scarlet cloth, rich cloth