carnation

carnation
    adj 1: pink or pinkish
    n 1: Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented
         usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties
         and many colors [syn: {carnation}, {clove pink},
         {gillyflower}, {Dianthus caryophyllus}]
    2: a pink or reddish-pink color
    

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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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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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
    

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