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COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
red
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A Hogarth curve of red spray carnations and red roses was shown with a collection of assorted bottles and acacia seed pods.
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Just then the first volley of rockets explodes into three enormous green-and-\#red carnations .
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Wood frills like a red carnation .
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Will you wear a red carnation !
white
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You will now have a red, white and blue carnation - ready to wear on your uniform.
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She carried a bouquet of white carnations and roses.
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The main room was awash with bowls of pink and white carnations , the sweet, peppery scent filling the room.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He is wearing his carnation again, and he could not possibly carry himself more erect.
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I had sent her a few carnations from Skuytercliff, and I was astonished.
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Just then the first volley of rockets explodes into three enormous green-and-red carnations.
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My father's favourite flowers were dark-red carnations.
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The main room was awash with bowls of pink and white carnations, the sweet, peppery scent filling the room.
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They loaded me with branches of lemons and bunches of stocks and carnations - overpoweringly sweet.
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Use scissors to cut the carnation stem lengthwise into three.