red scarf

Vermilion neck wrap

A red scarf is a scarf that is red—nothing more specific.

The phrase has no fixed idiomatic meaning in English, though red scarves have carried political symbolism in various contexts: worn by Young Pioneers in communist countries, or by protesters in France.

Without such context, it's simply a description of color and garment.

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pioneer · neck warmer · running of the bulls · fashion · maroon · warmth · matador · torero · wool · scarlet · apparel · silk · accessory · Soviet Union · vermilion · uniform · wrapped · tied

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Knotted collar ornament

turtleneck · choker · bowtie

symbolic/political association

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Worn grief marker

plain clothes

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G