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by SideburnsOfDoom 4621 days ago
"the Scarlet cloth", what's that?

It may have referred to something specific once, but now it's just a colour.

There are many examples of things that are just a part of speech now. e.g. when was the last time you had the opportunity to actually "put the cart before the horse" or "strike while the iron is hot".