Scarlet Pimpernel

Definition: Scarlet Pimpernel

Scarlet Pimpernel

Noun

1. Herb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at approach of rainy weather.

Synonyms: Scarlet Pimpernel

Synonyms: poor man's weatherglass (n), red pimpernel (n). (additional references)

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Specialty Definition: Scarlet pimpernel

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis) is a flower in the primrose family. It is most noted for being the emblem of the fictional hero the Scarlet Pimpernel.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Scarlet pimpernel."

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Crosswords: Scarlet Pimpernel

Specialty definitions using "scarlet pimpernel": Shepherd's Sundial ♦ Weather-glass. (references)

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Modern Usage: Scarlet Pimpernel

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	He was looking for the Scarlet Pimpernel. I pray he found a fool. (The Scarlet Pimpernel; writing credit: William Bast; Baroness Emmuska Orczy)
Movie/TV Titles	The Scarlet Pimpernel (1954) Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1938) The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Scarlet Pimpernel

Domain	Title
Books	Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel (reference) The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	A&E Literary Classics: The Romance Collection (Pride and Prejudice/Emma/Victoria & Albert/Tom Jones/Jane Eyre/Lorna Doone/Ivanhoe/The Scarlet Pimpernel) (reference) The Scarlet Pimpernel (reference) Drama Classics Triple Feature, Vol. 2 (The Black Pirate / The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) / The Iron Mask) (reference) The Scarlet Pimpernel Box Set (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: Scarlet Pimpernel

Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Scarlet pimpernel near Yaquina Head Lighthouse.Credit: Richard Bjerkvig.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Scarlet Pimpernel

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
scarlet pimpernel	199
scarlet pimpernel movie	6
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Scarlet Pimpernel

Language		Translations for "scarlet pimpernel"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		roed arve (red chickweed cure all), grine til middag (red chickweed cure all). (various references)

Dutch		guichelheil (red chickweed cure all). (various references)

Finnish		puna-alpi (red chickweed cure all), peltopuna-alpi (red chickweed cure all). (various references)

French		mouron rouge, mouron des champs. (various references)

German		roter Gauchheil (red chickweed cure all), Ackergauchheil (red chickweed cure all). (various references)

Greek		γαλατσίδα (red chickweed cure all), περδικούλι φελλόχορτο (red chickweed cure all), αναγαλλίς η αρουραία (red chickweed cure all). (various references)

Italian		bellichina (red chickweed cure all), anagallide (red chickweed cure all). (various references)

Manx		sooill y laa. (various references)

Pig Latin		arletscay impernelpay

Spanish		murajes (pimpernel). (various references)

Swedish		rödmire (red chickweed cure all), röda nejlikan. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Scarlet Pimpernel

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	Anagallis arvensis. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Anagrams: Scarlet Pimpernel

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-e-e-e-i-l-l-m-n-p-p-r-r-s-t"
	-4 letters: mantelpieces, replacements.
	-5 letters: appetencies, apprentices, carpentries, mantelpiece, masterpiece, mercenaries, pearlescent, percentiles, planimeters, preterminal, replacement, sempiternal, streamliner, temperances, terrepleins, timepleaser, transpierce.
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