"Scarlet Day" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Scarlet Days [plural]
Etymology: From the colour of the adornments of festal robes at the University of Cambridge. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Scarlet Day}} Scarlet Day (plural Scarlet Days)
  1. (Oxbridge) A religiously or academically significant day; one on which festal academic dress should be worn.
    Sense id: en-Scarlet_Day-en-noun-fXQmkfCB Categories (other): Cambridge University English, English entries with incorrect language header, Oxford University English, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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