CARNATION

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

The natural color of flesh; rosy pink. Her complexion of the delicate carnation. Ld. Lytton.

2.
n.

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.
n.

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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