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Magenta, town, ItalyMagenta (mäjān`tä), town (1991 pop. 23,667), Lombardy, N Italy, near Milan. Manufactures include matches, textiles, and machinery. At the Ticino River nearby, the French and the Sardinians won a decisive victory (1859) over the Austrians, which opened the way to Milan. General MacMahon was made duke of Magenta by Napoleon III for his leading role in the battle.magenta, dyemagenta: see fuchsin fuchsin (fy..... Click the link for more information. . magenta 1. a deep purplish red that is the complementary colour of green and, with yellow and cyan, forms a set of primary colours 2. another name for fuchsin |
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I used to wear a magenta frock and a white pinafore. Its roof was of black slate, with bright unweathered ridge-tiling; its walls were of blood-coloured brick, cornered and banded with vermiculated stucco work, and there was cobalt, magenta, and purest apple-green window-glass on either side of the front door. Even at Queen Victoria's dinner-party--if something had been just a little different--perhaps if she'd worn a clinging Liberty tea-gown instead of a magenta satin--" |
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