carnation• They loaded me with branches of lemons and bunches of stocks and carnations - overpoweringly sweet.• I had sent her a few carnations from Skuytercliff, and I was astonished.• He is wearing his carnation again, and he could not possibly carry himself more erect.• Just then the first volley of rocketsexplodes into three enormous green-and-red carnations.• My father's favourite flowers were dark-red carnations.• Use scissors to cut the carnationstem lengthwise into three.• The main room was awash with bowls of pink and white carnations, the sweet, pepperyscent filling the room.
Origincarnation
(1500-1600)Old French“flesh-color”, from Old Italiancarnagione, from carne“flesh, meat”, from Latincaro; → CARNAL