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Solferino

//ˌsoʊlfəˈɹiːnəʊ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A brilliant purple-red dye derived from aniline countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a pink dye that was discovered in 1859, the year a battle was fought at Solferino wordnet
  3. 3
    The purple-red colour of this dye countable, uncountable

Etymology

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

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