Solferino

[sawl-fe-ree-naw for 1; sol-fuh-ree-noh for 2, 3]

noun

a village in SE Lombardy, in N Italy: battle 1859. 1811.
(lowercase) a dye obtained from rosaniline.
(lowercase) vivid purplish pink.

Origin of Solferino

dye so named from its being discovered after the battle of Solferino

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Examples from the Web for solferino

Contemporary Examples of solferino

“I actually traveled to Solferino on a previous trip, to see the Church of Bones,” he said.
Escape from Korea
Jane Ciabattari
March 13, 2010

Historical Examples of solferino

Some are arrayed in Solferino velvets, rather heavy for this warm day!
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863
Various
Why have the fields of Magenta and Solferino been piled with the corpses of dying heroes?
Stories By English Authors: Italy
Various
In the battle of Solferino the engagement extended for eighteen miles.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863
Various
They would forgive Solferino, to obtain vengeance for Sadowa.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 109, November, 1866
Various
Kearny, who has seen Magenta and Solferino, meets his fate at Chantilly.
A Little Girl of Long Ago
Amanda Millie Douglas

British Dictionary definitions for solferino

solferino

noun

1. a moderate purplish-red colour
2. (as adjective)a solferino suit

Word Origin for solferino

C19: from a dye discovered in 1859, the year a battle was fought at Solferino, a town in Italy

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