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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
carnation
adj : having the color of a carnation
n 1: Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually
double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and
many colors [syn: {clove pink}, {gillyflower}, {Dianthus
caryophyllus}]
2: a pink or reddish-pink color
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
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