'Solferino' definitions:

Definition of 'solferino'

(from WordNet)
noun
A pink dye that was discovered in 1859, the year a battle was fought at Solferino [syn: solferino, purplish pink]
noun
An indecisive battle in 1859 between the French and Sardinians under Napoleon III and the Austrians under Francis Joseph I [syn: Solferino, battle of Solferino]

Definition of 'Solferino'

From: GCIDE
  • Solferino \Sol`fe*ri"no\, 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. [1913 Webster]

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