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3 definitions found 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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