Carnation and Scarlet

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Carnation adjective - Pink or pinkish.

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Scarlet and carnation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scarlet" instead an adjective "Carnation".

Nearby Word: carnal

Scarlet adjective - Of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies.

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Carnation and scarlet are semantically related. You can use "Carnation" instead an adjective "Scarlet".

Nearby Word: Scarlett

Lauren Willig's Pink Carnation book series features the line of heroes that come after the Scarlet Pimpernel — the Purple Gentian and the Pink Carnation.

Source: Legacy Character
The Pink Carnation books, featuring the successor to The Scarlet Pimpernel, has a framing device in which a modern-day grad student in England is researching the Carnation's exploits, with the help of another spy's descendant.

Source: Framing Device aka: Framing Story

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