SOLFERINO
\sˌɒlfəɹˈiːnə͡ʊ], \sˌɒlfəɹˈiːnəʊ], \s_ˌɒ_l_f_ə_ɹ_ˈiː_n_əʊ]\
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a purplish pink dye was discovered in 1859, the year a battle was fought at Solferino
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an indecisive battle in 1859 between the French and Sardinians under Napoleon III and the Austrians under Francis Joseph I
By Princeton University
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sol-fe-r[=e]'n[=o], n. the colour of rosaniline--from the French victory at Solferino in Italy (1859).
By Thomas Davidson
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Rosanilin hydrochlorid.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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