'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]