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Meanings of clove pink in English

Portuguese
cravo
Spanish
clavel
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Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors.

        cravo
        Usage of clove pink in English
        1
        The clove pink was the ancestor of all the carnations.
        Home Life in Colonial Days
        2
        Must have something worrying him: he used to look as fresh as a clove pink.
        The Guardian Angel
        3
        Grace is a bluebell, Anne is a dear little clove pink, Nora is a whole bunch of violets and Jessica looks like a white narcissus.
        Grace Harlowe's Sophomore Year at High School / The Record of th...
        4
        An empty camphor vial on Richard's desk had always a clove pink, or a pansy, or a rose, stuck into it, according to the season.
        The Stillwater Tragedy
        5
        Clove pinks like your ma used to raise.
        Life and Gabriella: The Story of a Woman's Courage
        6
        Out of the doorway fluttered a brilliant vision, all blue and white like the great butterflies hovering over the clove pinks.
        Prisoners of Hope: A Tale of Colonial Virginia
        7
        We could have ordered American Beauties from New York every day for what our hollyhocks and clove pinks and common annuals cost us.
        At Home with the Jardines
        8
        "Mistress Betty, I salute you," said Geoffrey Yorke, bowing low, "and may I also beg your acceptance of a bunch of clove pinks?
        An Unwilling Maid / Being the History of Certain Episodes during...
        Translations for clove pink
        Portuguese
        cravocraveiro
        Spanish
        clavel