clove pink

American  

noun

1. a pink, Dianthus caryophyllus, having a spicy scent resembling that of cloves.

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clove pink British  

noun

1. another name for carnation

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Etymology

Origin of clove pink

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

The fragrance is described as sweet and spicy — like clove pinks or carnations.

From Seattle Times

The pathway was unswept, the clove pinks streeling over the neat box borders.

From Project Gutenberg

Some of Chicken Little’s own clove pinks, mingled 183with feathery larkspur and ribbon grass, filled a silver bowl in the center of the table.

From Project Gutenberg

He threw away the green leaves of the clove pinks that his son had given him, and took the blue and silver loop from the old woman's hands.

From Project Gutenberg

We were balanced precariously on a board, laid across the ash barrel, and The Seraph, losing his balance, fell headlong into a bed of clove pinks, almost at the Bishop's feet.

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