Meaning of MAGENTA
| Pronunciation: | | mu'jentu, mu'jentu
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | battle of Magenta, chromatic, fuchsia |
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| | See Also: | | Italia, Italian Republic, Italy, pitched battle, purplish red | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | 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.
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| | Related Terms: | | amethystine, lavender, lilac, livid, mauve, mulberry, orchid, pansy-purple, plum-colored, plum-purple, purple, purplescent, purplish, purply, purpurate, purpure, purpureal, purpurean, purpureous, raisin-colored, violaceous, violet |
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