Solferino
fɛˈri noun
1.
a village in SE Lombardy, in N Italy: battle 1859. 1811.
2.
( lowercase ) a dye obtained from rosaniline.
3.
( lowercase ) vivid purplish pink.
Origin:
dye so named from its being discovered after the battle of Solferino
dye so named from its being discovered after the battle of Solferino
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| —n | |
| a. a moderate purplish-red colour | |
| b. (as adjective): a solferino suit | |
| [C19: from a dye discovered in 1859, the year a battle was fought at Solferino, a town in Italy] | |
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