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solferino

sol·fe·rino

UK/ˌsoʊlfəˈɹiːnəʊ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a purplish pink dye was discovered in 1859, the year a battle was fought at Solferino

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2.

an indecisive battle in 1859 between the French and Sardinians under Napoleon III and the Austrians under Francis Joseph I

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Origin

So called from Solferino in Italy, where a battle was fought at about the time of its discovery.

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