Solferino

[sɔlfә'ri:nәu]

Definition

(noun.) an indecisive battle in 1859 between the French and Sardinians under Napoleon III and the Austrians under Francis Joseph I.

(noun.) a pink dye that was discovered in 1859, the year a battle was fought at Solferino.

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Definition

(n.) A brilliant deep pink color with a purplish tinge, one of the dyes derived from aniline; -- so called from Solferino in Italy, where a battle was fought about the time of its discovery.

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Definition

n. the colour of rosaniline—from the French victory at Solferino in Italy (1859).

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