English noun: solferino | |||
1. | solferino (attribute) a pink dye that was discovered in 1859, the year a battle was fought at Solferino | ||
Synonyms | purplish pink | ||
Broader (hypernym) | pink | ||
2. | Solferino (act) an indecisive battle in 1859 between the French and Sardinians under Napoleon III and the Austrians under Francis Joseph I | ||
Synonyms | battle of Solferino | ||
Instance hypernym | pitched battle | ||
Domain region | Italia, Italian Republic, Italy | ||