a. [f. prec. + -ED2.] † a. Flesh-colored (obs.); b. reddened, made ruddy.

1

1649.  Lovelace, Lucasta, 12 (L.). Court gentle zephyr, court and fan Her softer breasts carnation’d wan.

2

1823.  Byron, Manfr., II. ii. 18. Carnation’d like a sleeping infant’s cheek.

3

1876.  T. Hardy, Hand Ethelb., II. xxxv. 76. Her hair getting frizzed and her cheeks carnationed by the wind.

4