Carnation,

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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              Her complexion of the delicate carnation. --Ld.
                                                    Lytton.
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     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.
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              The flesh tints in painting are termed carnations.
                                                    --Fairholt.
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     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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  colorful \colorful\ adj.
     1. having striking color. Opposite of {colorless}.
  
     Note: [Narrower terms: {changeable, chatoyant, iridescent,
           shot}; {deep, rich}; {flaming}; {fluorescent, glowing};
           {prismatic}; {psychedelic}; {red, ruddy, flushed,
           empurpled}]
  
     Syn: colourful.
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     2. striking in variety and interest. Opposite of {colorless}
        or {dull}. [Narrower terms: {brave, fine, gay, glorious};
        {flamboyant, resplendent, unrestrained}; {flashy, gaudy,
        jazzy, showy, snazzy, sporty}; {picturesque}]
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     3. having color or a certain color; not black, white or grey;
        as, colored crepe paper. Opposite of {colorless} and
        {monochrome}.
  
     Note: [Narrower terms: {tinted}; {touched, tinged}; {amber,
           brownish-yellow, yellow-brown}; {amethyst}; {auburn,
           reddish-brown}; {aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, golden};
           {azure, cerulean, sky-blue, bright blue}; {bicolor,
           bicolour, bicolored, bicoloured, bichrome}; {blue,
           bluish, light-blue, dark-blue}; {blushful,
           blush-colored, rosy}; {bottle-green}; {bronze, bronzy};
           {brown, brownish, dark-brown}; {buff}; {canary,
           canary-yellow}; {caramel, caramel brown}; {carnation};
           {chartreuse}; {chestnut}; {dun}; {earth-colored,
           earthlike}; {fuscous}; {green, greenish, light-green,
           dark-green}; {jade, jade-green}; {khaki}; {lavender,
           lilac}; {mauve}; {moss green, mosstone}; {motley,
           multicolor, culticolour, multicolored, multicoloured,
           painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied,
           varicolored, varicoloured}; {mousy, mouse-colored};
           {ocher, ochre}; {olive-brown}; {olive-drab}; {olive};
           {orange, orangish}; {peacock-blue}; {pink, pinkish};
           {purple, violet, purplish}; {red, blood-red, carmine,
           cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red,
           scarlet}; {red, reddish}; {rose, roseate}; {rose-red};
           {rust, rusty, rust-colored}; {snuff, snuff-brown,
           snuff-color, snuff-colour, snuff-colored,
           snuff-coloured, mummy-brown, chukker-brown}; {sorrel,
           brownish-orange}; {stone, stone-gray}; {straw-color,
           straw-colored, straw-coloured}; {tan}; {tangerine};
           {tawny}; {ultramarine}; {umber}; {vermilion,
           vermillion, cinibar, Chinese-red}; {yellow, yellowish};
           {yellow-green}; {avocado}; {bay}; {beige}; {blae
           bluish-black or gray-blue)}; {coral}; {creamy}; {cress
           green, cresson, watercress}; {hazel}; {honey,
           honey-colored}; {hued(postnominal)}; {magenta};
           {maroon}; {pea-green}; {russet}; {sage, sage-green};
           {sea-green}] [Also See: {chromatic}, {colored}, {dark},
           {light}.]
  
     Syn: colored, coloured, in color(predicate).
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Carnation, WA -- U.S. city in Washington
     Population (2000):    1893
     Housing Units (2000): 650
     Land area (2000):     1.095255 sq. miles (2.836698 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1.095255 sq. miles (2.836698 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            10215
     Located within:       Washington (WA), FIPS 53
     Location:             47.648234 N, 121.908630 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     98014
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Carnation, WA
      Carnation