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carnation

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car=na=tion

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CIDE DICTIONARY

carnation, n. [F. carnation the flesh tints in a painting, It carnagione, fr. L. carnatio fleshiness, fr. caro, carnis, flesh. See Carnal.].

The natural color of flesh; rosy pink. [1913 Webster]
"Her complexion of the delicate carnation." [1913 Webster]
Those parts of a picture in which the human body or any part of it is represented in full color; the flesh tints. [1913 Webster]
"The flesh tints in painting are termed carnations." [1913 Webster]
A species of Dianthus (Dianthus Caryophyllus) or pink, having very beautiful flowers of various colors, esp. white and usually a rich, spicy scent. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

carnation, n.
1 any of several cultivated varieties of clove-scented pink, with variously coloured showy flowers (see also CLOVE(1) 2).
2 this flower.

carnation, n. & adj.
--n. a rosy pink colour.
--adj. of this colour.

Etymology

F f. It. carnagione ult. f. L caro carnis flesh

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ROGET THESAURUS

carnation

Redness

N redness, red, scarlet, vermilion, carmine, crimson, pink, lake, maroon, carnation, couleur de rose, rose du Barry, magenta, damask, purple, flesh color, flesh tint, color, fresh color, high color, warmth, gules, ruby, carbuncle, rose, rust, iron mold, cinnabar, cochineal, fuchsine, ruddle, madder, Indian red, light red, Venetian red, red ink, annotto, annatto, realgar, minium, red lead, redness, rubescence, rubicundity, rubification, erubescence, blush, red, reddish, rufous, ruddy, florid, incarnadine, sanguine, rosy, roseate, blowzy, blowed, burnt, rubicund, rubiform, lurid, stammell blood red, russet buff, murrey, carroty, sorrel, lateritious, rubineous, rubricate, rubricose, rufulous, rose-colored, ruby-colored, cherry-colored, claret-colored, flame- colored, flesh-colored, peach-colored, salmon-colored, brick-colored, brick-colored, dust-colored, blushing, erubescent, reddened, red as fire, red as blood, red as scarlet, red as a turkey cock, red as a lobster, warm, hot, foxy.

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