carnation
Of a rosy pink or red colourOf a rosy pink or red colour.
» Did you know Tom grew carnations?
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2 senses(not comparable)Of a rosy pink or red colour.
теле́сныйtelésnyj
pink or pinkish
(archaic, not comparable)Of a human flesh color.
Examples
21 sentencesDid you know Tom grew carnations?
Did you know Tom grows carnations?
I gave my mother carnations on Mother's Day.
На День матері я подарував мамі гвоздики. — aandrusiak
ruНа День матери я подарил маме гвоздики. — odexed
deIch schenkte meiner Mutter rote Nelken zum Muttertag. — Manfredo
This is a carnation.
Do you like carnations?
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle French carnation (“flesh color, complexion”), either via Italian carnagione (“From Middle French carnation (“flesh color, complexion”), either via Italian carnagione (“flesh color”) or directly from Late Latin carnātiō (“fleshiness”), from Latin carō (“flesh, meat”) + ātiō (“-ation”). As a flower and its color, possibly instead from corruption in French of coronation (“crowning, crowned thing”) under the influence of carnation, from the flower's supposed resemblance to a crown. By surface analysis, Latin carn- + -ate + -ion.
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