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Webster 1913 Edition
Carnation
Car-na′tion
,Noun.
[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
(Dianthus Caryophyllus
) or pink, having very beautiful flowers of various colors, esp. white and usually a rich, spicy scent. Webster 1828 Edition
Carnation
CARNATION
,Noun.
1.
Flesh color; the parts of a picture which are naked, or without drapery, exhibiting the natural color of the flesh.2.
A genus of plants, Dianthus, so named from the color of the flower. Among these are the clove-gilliflower, sweet-william, Indian pink, &c.