Scarlet woman can refer to:
- A prostitute
- The Whore of Babylon, a figure in the Book of Revelation
- Babalon, a figure in Thelema
- A woman who attains unwanted notoriety by engaging in adultery
Famous quotes containing the words scarlet and/or woman:
“Along the avenue of cypresses,
All in their scarlet cloaks and surplices
Of linen, go the chanting choristers,
The priests in gold and black, the villagers. . . .”
—D.H. (David Herbert)
“A woman should never be seen eating or drinking, unless it be lobster salad and Champagne, the only true feminine & becoming viands.”
—George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824)