solferino

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/ˌsoʊlfəˈɹiːnəʊ/

noun

A brilliant purple-red dye derived from aniline

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purplish pink
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Meanings

nounsolferino (countable and uncountable, plural solferinos)

plural solferinos

  1. countableuncountableA brilliant purple-red dye derived from aniline
  2. countableuncountableThe purple-red colour of this dye

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
purplish pink
Broader
pink

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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

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APA

solferino. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solferino

MLA

“solferino.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solferino. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “solferino,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solferino.

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