| solferino | (n) a pink dye that was discovered in 1859, the year a battle was fought at Solferino, Syn. purplish pink |
| solferino | (n) an indecisive battle in 1859 between the French and Sardinians under Napoleon III and the Austrians under Francis Joseph I, Syn. battle of Solferino |
| 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. [ 1913 Webster ] |