Solferino
noun
a village in southeastern Lombardy, in northern Italy: battle 1859.
Solferino
American
[sawl-fe-ree-naw, sol-fuh-ree-noh]
/ ˌsɔl fɛˈri nɔ, ˌsɒl fəˈri noʊ /
noun
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a village in southeastern Lombardy, in northern Italy: battle 1859.
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(lowercase) a dye obtained from rosaniline.
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(lowercase) vivid purplish pink.
solferino
British
/ ˌsɒlfəˈriːnəʊ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of Solferino
First recorded in 1865–70; dye so named from its being discovered after the battle of Solferino
Example Sentences
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The show is on view from Tuesday through June 10 at Via Solferino 11.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2022
I stopped on the Solferino bridge to look at the lights filtered through a cold mist.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 1, 2015
The city's role in modern diplomacy began with the Battle of Solferino in Italy in 1859.
From Time Magazine Archive
His father, Zephirin Auguste Joseph Gamelin, became Controller General of the French Army after he had been gravely wounded at Solferino, during Napoleon Ill's fight against the Austrians.
From Time Magazine Archive
Scheibert, the Prussian, chatted with him about the Battle of Solferino.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
She was wholly innocent and virtuous, but nevertheless she was going to have a new hat with the solferino breast, should the adored object prove, under rigorous examination, to be practically indestructible.
From New Chronicles of Rebecca by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
"Them cheeks is now a deep solferino colour," he observed, and Patty's flushed face had to break into smiles.
From Patty's Butterfly Days by Carolyn Wells
We’ll paint the Langham a fine bright solferino, when the church parade is over.’
From A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Aniline red, magenta, azaleine, rubine, solferino, fuchsine, chryaline, roseine, erythrobenzine, and others, are colouring matters in this group which are salts of rosaniline, and which are all recognised in commerce.
From The Story of a Piece of Coal What It Is, Whence It Comes, and Whither It Goes by Edward A. Martin
If the old brown hat was to be her portion yet another winter, would Aunt Miranda conceal its deficiencies from a carping world beneath the shaded solferino breast?
From New Chronicles of Rebecca by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
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