Magenta - Definition
magenta
adj 1: of deep purplish red
n 1: a primary subtractive color for light; a dark purple-red
color; the dye for magenta was discovered in 1859, the year
of the battle of Magenta
2: a battle in 1859 in which the French and Sardinian forces
under Napoleon III defeated the Austrians under Francis
Joseph I [syn: Magenta, Battle of Magenta]