- carnation car·na·tion n
- [kɒː'neɪʃ(ə)n]
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carnation car·na·tion n
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car|na|tion — «kahr NAY shuhn», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a) a red, white, or pink flower with a spicy fragrance, grown in gardens and greenhouses. The state flower of Ohio is a scarlet carnation. b) the plant of the pink family that it grows on. 2. a) Also,… … Useful english dictionary
car·na·tion — /kɑɚˈneıʃən/ noun, pl tions [count] : a pink, white, yellow, or red flower that has a sweet smell The groom wore a carnation in his buttonhole … Useful english dictionary
Carnation — 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. [1913 Webster] Her complexion of the delicate carnation. Ld … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
carnation — car|na|tion [ka:ˈneıʃən US ka:r ] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Old French; Origin: flesh color , from Old Italian carnagione, from carne flesh, meat , from Latin caro; CARNAL] a flower that smells sweet. Men often wear a carnation on their jacket on… … Dictionary of contemporary English
carnation — car|na|tion [ kar neıʃn ] noun count a flower with a sweet smell, often worn as a decoration on formal occasions such as weddings … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
carnation — car·na·tion … English syllables
carnation — car•na•tion [[t]kɑrˈneɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) pln any of numerous cultivated varieties of the clove pink, Dianthus caryophyllus, having long stalked fragrant usu. double flowers in many colors 2) pink; light red 3) Obs. the color of flesh • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
Dianthus Caryophyllus — Carnation 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. [1913 Webster] Her complexion of the delicate… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Incarnation — In car*na tion, n. [F. incarnation, LL. incarnatio.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of clothing with flesh, or the state of being so clothed; the act of taking, or being manifested in, a human body and nature. [1913 Webster] 2. (Theol.) The union of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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