Meaning of CARNATION
| Pronunciation: | | kâr'neyshun
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- [n] a pink or reddish-pink color
- [n] Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors
- [adj] having the color of a carnation
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| | Synonyms: | | chromatic, clove pink, Dianthus caryophyllus, gillyflower |
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| | See Also: | | garden pink, pink, pink | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Car*na"tion\, n. [F. carnation the flesh tints in a
painting, It carnagione, fr. L. carnatio fleshiness, fr.
caro, carnis, flesh. See {Carnal}.]
1. The natural color of flesh; rosy pink.
Her complexion of the delicate carnation. --Ld.
Lytton.
2. pl. (Paint.) Those parts of a picture in which the human
body or any part of it is represented in full color; the
flesh tints.
The flesh tints in painting are termed carnations.
--Fairholt.
3. (Bot.) A species of {Dianthus} ({D. Caryophyllus}) or
pink, having very beautiful flowers of various colors,
esp. white and usually a rich, spicy scent.
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| | Definition: | | Seeing carnations in your dream, symbolizes light-heartedness, vitality and joy. Alternatively, it may represent bachelorhood. |
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