About The Word Magenta
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Magenta
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What's The Definition Of Magenta?
[n] a battle in 1859 in which the French and Sardinian forces under Napoleon III defeated the Austrians under Francis Joseph I
[n] a dark purple-red; the dye was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta [adj] deep purplish red Synonyms | Synonyms for Magenta: battle of Magenta | chromatic | fuchsia Related Terms | Find terms related to Magenta: amethystine | lavender | lilac | livid | mauve | mulberry | orchid | pansy-purple | plum-colored | plum-purple | purple | purplescent | purplish | purply | purpurate | purpure | purpureal | purpurean | purpureous | raisin-colored | violaceous | violet See Also | Italia | Italian Republic | Italy | pitched battle | purplish red Magenta In Webster's Dictionary \Ma*gen"ta\, n. (Chem.)
An aniline dye obtained as an amorphous substance having a
green bronze surface color, which dissolves to a shade of
red; also, the color; -- so called from Magenta, in Italy, in
allusion to the battle fought there about the time the dye
was discovered. Called also {fuchsine}, {rose["i]ne}, etc.
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