Definitions for: Magenta

[n] a battle in 1859 in which the French and Sardinian forces under Napoleon III defeated the Austrians under Francis Joseph I
[n] a dark purple-red; the dye was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta
[adj] deep purplish red

Webster (1913) Definition: Ma*gen"ta, n. (Chem.)
An aniline dye obtained as an amorphous substance having a
green bronze surface color, which dissolves to a shade of
red; also, the color; -- so called from Magenta, in Italy, in
allusion to the battle fought there about the time the dye
was discovered. Called also fuchsine, rose["i]ne, etc.

Synonyms: battle of Magenta, chromatic, fuchsia

See Also: Italia, Italian Republic, Italy, pitched battle, purplish red

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