Carnation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Carnation	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Carnation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
carnation adj pink or pinkish n Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors Synonym(s): carnation, clove pink, gillyflower, Dianthus caryophyllus a pink or reddish-pink color
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Carnation \Carna"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.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Carnation, WA (city, FIPS 10215) Location: 47.64614 N, 121.90925 W Population (1990): 1243 (452 housing units) Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 98014