Definition of solferino Solferino
sol•fe•ri•no
We found 8 definitions of solferino from 6 different sources.
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NounPlural: solferinoes |
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| solferino - an indecisive battle in 1859 between the French and Sardinians under Napoleon III and the Austrians under Francis Joseph I | ||
| battle of Solferino | ||
| solferino - a pink dye that was discovered in 1859, the year a battle was fought at Solferino | ||
| purplish pink | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- solferino (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.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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solferino
sol-fe-rē′nō, n. the colour of rosaniline—from the French victory at Solferino in Italy (1859)
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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solferino
A village of Northern Italy, province of Brescia, 20 miles northeast from Mantua. Here, in 1796, the French conquered the Austrians, and on June 24, 1859, it was again the scene of an overwhelming victory obtained by the French and Italians over the Austrians.
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🔤- solferino, noun, singular of solferinos.
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