About The Word Solferino
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Solferino
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What's The Definition Of Solferino?
[n] an indecisive battle in 1859 between the French and Sardinians under Emperor Napoleon III and the Austrians under Emperor Francis Joseph I
[n] a purplish pink dye was discovered in 1859, the year a battle was fought at Solferino Synonyms | Synonyms for Solferino: battle of Solferino | purplish pink Related Terms | Find terms related to Solferino: See Also | Italia | Italian Republic | Italy | pink | pitched battle Solferino In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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