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Definition of carnation
1a (1) : the variable color of human flesh (2) : a pale to grayish yellowb : a moderate red
2 : a plant of any of numerous often cultivated and usually double-flowered varieties or subspecies of an Old World pink (Dianthus caryophyllus) originally flesh-colored but now found in many color variations
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Examples of carnation in a Sentence
The groom wore a carnation in his buttonhole.
Recent Examples of carnation from the Web
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A guy in a red-white-blue bikini holding a bunch of color-matching carnations.
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More adornment came from the flowers and greenery -- palm tree fronds, palm buds, King Proteus, orange roses, lilies, and hundreds of hot pink carnations -- provided by Lisa Brooking and Newman parents' gardens.
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Bachelor’s buttons, calendula, violets, carnations, daisies, and lilacs fit the bill.
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One by one, family members placed a white carnation inside a blue star wreath Friday outside the Gary Public Safety Facility.
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Each couple was given raffle tickets upon entry, moms received a carnation and boys received glow sticks.
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The carnation (native to England) was adopted by the legislature in 1913.
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Jarvis was dismayed as the holiday became more commercialized and eventually was arrested for protesting at a Mother's Day carnation sale, according to Biography.com.
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The Cleveland Botanical Garden had no trouble pulling together an array of mini carnations, golden aster, babies breath, daisies and ferns.
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Origin and Etymology of carnation
Medieval French, from Old Italian carnagione, from carne flesh, from Latin carn-, caro
CARNATION Defined for English Language Learners
carnation
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: a pink, white, yellow, or red flower that has a sweet smell
CARNATION Defined for Kids
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: a fragrant usually white, pink, or red garden or greenhouse flower
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