clove pink

a pink, Dianthus caryophyllus, having a spicy scent resembling that of cloves. Compare carnation(def 1).

Origin of clove pink

First recorded in 1865–70

Then the first bat zig-zagged across the sky; and every clove-pink border became misty with the wings of dusk-moths.

Athalie |Robert W. Chambers
The spice called clove and the clove-pink both belong to Lat.

The Romance of Words (4th ed.) |Ernest Weekley
It winnows spice-like odors from ancient clumps of clove-pink.

My Fire Opal, and Other Tales |Sarah Warner Brooks
He sat down upon it, rather heavily, and lifted the clove-pink to his nostrils again.

Mrs. Red Pepper |Grace S. Richmond

The periwinkle was common in mediæval gardens, and so was the gilly-flower or clove-pink.

Curiosities of Literature, Vol. II (of 3) |Isaac Disraeli

clove pink

another name for carnation (def. 1)