Scarlet Ribbons

Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)

"Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)" is a popular folk style ballad. The music was written by Evelyn Danzig and the lyrics by Jack Segal. The song has become a standard with many recorded versions, and has appeared on several Christmas albums.

Ribbon

A ribbon is a thin band of material, typically cloth but also plastic or sometimes metal, used primarily as decorative binding and tying. Cloth ribbons are made of natural materials such as silk, cotton, and jute and of synthetic materials, such as polyester, nylon, and polypropylene. Ribbon is used for useful, ornamental, and symbolic purposes. Cultures around the world use ribbon in their hair, around the body, and as ornament on non-human animals, buildings, and packaging. Some popular fabrics used to make ribbons are satin, organza, sheer, silk, velvet, and grosgrain.

Scarlet (color)

Scarlet is a bright red color, sometimes with a slightly orange tinge. In the spectrum of visible light, and on the traditional color wheel, it is one-quarter of the way between red and orange, slightly less orange than vermilion.

scarlet

Noun

1. A brilliant red colour sometimes tinged with orange.
2. Cloth of a scarlet color.

Adjective

1. Of a bright red colour.
2. Sinful or whorish.

ribbons

Noun

1. plural of ribbon

Verb

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ribbon