Definition of Carnetion
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- a type of flower, originally flesh-coloured, but now found in a variety of colours.
- a type of Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its flowers.
- (colour) a rosy pink colour; sometimes, a deep red colour.
carnation colour:
- (colour) of a rosy pink or red colour.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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