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  • 1. solferino
  • solferino in a sentence
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  • 2. Solferino
Table of Contents
  • 1. solferino
  • solferino in a sentence
  • Quotes about solferino
  • 2. Solferino
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1. solferino

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

Synonyms

  • purplish pink

Antonyms

  • achromatic

Sentences with solferino


1. The Battle of Solferino took place on June 24, 1859.

2. The battle resulted in over 6,000 deaths and 40,000 wounded, making it one of the bloodiest battles of the 19th century.

Quotes about solferino


1. "The Battle of Solferino, by eclipsing all the other battles which have stained the earth, has given rise to a great movement of pity and of generosity towards the wounded."
Henry Dunant, founder of the Red Cross

2. "The Battle of Solferino was the most dreadful of all the great battles of which there is record since the invention of gunpowder."
Victor Hugo, French author and poet

2. Solferino

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

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