Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: carnation
IPA transcription: [kɑɹn'eɪʃən]
Pronunciations of carnation
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: carnation
    Meaning: pink or pinkish
Usage examples
  • "Let that carnation alone, Constance; give your attention to me.
  • "Annabel said the truth--that I do think of going out as daily governess," she replied, bending over a carnation to hide the blush which rose to her cheeks, a very rival to the blushing flower.
  • After the lapse of a few weeks the exterior shell of the nuts becomes quite dry and hard, and assumes a beautiful carnation tint; and when opened they are found to be about two-thirds full of an ointment of a light yellow colour and diffusing the sweetest perfume.
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