n.
1.a purplish pink dye was discovered in 1859, the year a battle was fought at Solferino
2.an indecisive battle in 1859 between the French and Sardinians under Napoleon III and the Austrians under Francis Joseph I
Idiom of the Day
knock (someone or something) out or knock out (someone or something)
to make someone unconscious, to make something unworkable or unusable
The storm last night knocked out power in most of the town.