A prostitute or immoral woman; a woman regarded as sexually loose. Alludes to the biblical figure in Revelation 17.
Examples:
- Malicious gossip had it that she was a scarlet woman.
Origin: c. 1700, from Revelation 17:4-5
A prostitute or immoral woman; a woman regarded as sexually loose. Alludes to the biblical figure in Revelation 17.
Examples:
Origin: c. 1700, from Revelation 17:4-5