English Idioms: Scarlet woman
English Idioms About “Men and women”
Idiom: Scarlet woman
Meaning: The phrase a scarlet woman refers to a prostitute, an immoral woman, particularly one who commits adultery. 5:04:00 PM And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and filthiness of her fornication: 5:05:00 PM And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. [King James Version; the New International Version uses “prostitutes” instead of “harlots”].
Example: She was the scarlet woman of the town.