2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Solferino \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. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: solferino n 1: a purplish pink dye was discovered in 1859, the year a battle was fought at Solferino [syn: {purplish pink}] 2: an indecisive battle in 1859 between the French and Sardinians under Napoleon III and the Austrians under Francis Joseph I [syn: {battle of Solferino}]
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